by mike | Feb 3, 2022 | California, Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
I had no idea that I’d come to one of the most haunted places in the country when I visited Alcatraz many years ago. This post first ran in 2018. If you’ve been to San Francisco (who hasn’t), you probably rode the ferry across the bay to Alcatraz Island. You took the...
by mike | Oct 21, 2021 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Western Movies |
I have to say that this film, while gripping, is most unusual. This post first ran in 2018. I checked out the 2015 western/horror flick, Bone Tomahawk, for two reasons. First, I like those genres, and second, the film stars Kurt Russell, one of my favorites. I had not...
by mike | Oct 7, 2021 | Movies, Myths & Legends, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Native American myths and legends abound in this fine mini-series. I first presented this post in 2018. The excellent, Emmy Award-winning 2003 film, Dreamkeeper, began life as a two-part Hallmark mini-series, which accounts for its three-hour length. But the time...
by mike | Jul 29, 2021 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
I’d like to share a creepy scene from The Burning Ground, one of my four horror novels. This is the final scene in chapter one, which takes place in 1849. (The balance of the story is contemporary.) I first presented this post in 2017. The setup: gold has been...
by mike | Jul 19, 2021 | Mystery Novels, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Abe Lincoln, our 16th president, is remembered for a great many achievements. The commissioning of the Lincoln Canes is probably not one of them…but it should be. ACKNOWLEDGING THE PUEBLOS I first read about the Lincoln Canes in Tony Hillerman’s novel, Sacred Clowns,...
by mike | Jul 8, 2021 | Ghosts, Life, Museums, Native Americans, Travel, Uncategorized |
Lots of amazing things to see in the Four Corners region. I first presented this post in 2017. The Animas River, part of the Colorado River System, begins high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and winds all the way down to its confluence with the San Juan River...
