by mike | Aug 8, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Ghosts, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
My second Sword & Planet spoof, The Horrors of Harrmel, continues the misadventures of erstwhile earthling Bernie Smith and his bride, Thanna Dora, “the most amazing woman on two worlds.” Bernie got zapped out of an Iowa cornfield by a shaft of light and deposited...
by mike | Aug 1, 2022 | Aging, Editing, Humor, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing Quotes |
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is considered this country’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner even went as far as calling him “the father of American literature.” Here are some more of his best and most meaningful quotes....
by mike | Jul 4, 2022 | Baseball, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
The 1989 baseball film, Major League, is one of the most outrageous comedies ever to hit the silver screen. The characters and their lines are still quoted to this day, thirty-three years later. But one such character, who had no lines in the movie and was not even...
by mike | Jun 6, 2022 | Books, Curious Possessions, Epic Fantasy, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
With over two centuries in the rearview mirror—okay, seven-plus decades—I’ve had plenty of time to collect a whole lot of neat stuff. Here is a look at some more “Curious Possessions” floating around my domicile. ...
by mike | Apr 18, 2022 | Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Indeed he is, still the reluctant hero in my recently published novel, The Horrors of Harrmel. Bernie first appeared in my 2016 Sword & Planet spoof, The Wizard from Harrmel, where he was zapped up from an Iowa cornfield and deposited on the deadly planet of...
by mike | Apr 4, 2022 | Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
No, we’re not talking about William Shakespeare, or his wife, Anne Hathaway—not exactly, anyway. This is about Luella “Lu” Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton), stars of the delightful BBC British detective/comedy series, Shakespeare and Hathaway:...
