by mike | Aug 18, 2016 | Books, Death, Editing, Life, Mystery Novels, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
Tomorrow, August 19th, marks the four-year anniversary of the passing of Jeff Sherratt, a wonderful writer and an even better friend. Knowing that he was terminally ill I wrote a post about Jeff in July of 2012, because I wanted to make sure he got to read it. I also...
by mike | Aug 8, 2016 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s sacred Mt. Fuji, is a place where thousands of people have come to take their own...
by mike | Jul 21, 2016 | Death, Holocaust, Life, Uncategorized |
This post from 2012, though a fictional story, is really MY story right out of my childhood in The Bronx. With the recent death of Elie Wiesel, it is even more relevant. I had forgotten about the Crazy Lady, a figure out of my past. No surprise, as it was close to six...
by mike | May 30, 2016 | Death, Films About Writers, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Okay, I’ll stay on my Edgar Allan Poe kick for one more week. The 2012 film, The Raven, is not about Poe’s classic poem, but about Poe himself—more specifically, about Poe’s last days of life in 1849 Baltimore. Despite much speculation the actual cause of Poe’s death...
by mike | May 19, 2016 | Books, Death, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I wrote this post in 2012 a few days after Ray Bradbury passed away. This excellent writer and even better person cannot be honored enough. For many years now, Ray Bradbury was often referred to as “the world’s greatest living science fiction writer.” Not many people...
by mike | Apr 11, 2016 | Books, Death, Life, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
A recent post about my German shepherd, Barney, moved one of my readers, Dr. Bill Wright, and brought back memories of a beloved dog named Madeline. Bill sent me this beautiful remembrance, which, with Bill’s kind permission, I’d like to share with you. MADELINE Today...
