by mike | May 2, 2016 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Chris Eyre, director of the wonderful Smoke Signals, came up with another winner in his 2002 film, Skins, based on a novel by Adrian C. Louis. While this story contains its share of humor, it has a far more serious undertone than its predecessor. THE OTHER AMERICAN...
by mike | Apr 14, 2016 | Books, California, Historical Novels, Horror, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
I wrote this post in 2012, a couple of years before publishing my historical novel about this tribe, Stone Woman: Winema and the Modocs. Of my four horror novels, three are steeped in Native American culture and mythology. More specifically, the Native Americans that...
by mike | Mar 10, 2016 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
This post from 2012 addresses one of my favorite pastimes: scaring the living crap out of my readers. I actually taught a class with that title some years back. For a long time I served as a consultant for the San Diego Unified School District’s GATE program (Gifted...
by mike | Feb 15, 2016 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Given my great love and respect for all things Native American, I am introducing what will be an occasional series that addresses some of the finest films in that genre. And what better one to begin with than the 1998 comedy-drama, Smoke Signals? Based on a short...
by mike | Feb 8, 2016 | Baseball, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Native Americans, Sports Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I’ve seen some of my favorite movies so many times that I can recite much of the dialogue in a lot of them. Here are some more of my favorites. “I want you to round up every vicious criminal and gunslinger in the west. Take this down: I want rustlers, cutthroats,...
by mike | Jan 18, 2016 | Books, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
A rather recent rancid review prompted me to write this post. Sure, most writers are sensitive to criticism; I was like that too, back in the day. But I’ve been writing since the dawn of time and have learned to accept bad reviews as part of “the cost of doing...
