by mike | Oct 24, 2024 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Visiting the Devils Tower with my bride was one of the highlights of my life. This post first ran in 2021. In my comedy/science fiction series, bicyclist Jack Miller enters numerous worlds through “gates” along the cosmic tunnel known as the Ultimate Bike Path. It...
by mike | Sep 30, 2024 | Aging, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
With the presidential election a little more than a month away, and with democracy—the very soul of this country—at stake, I’m re-running this satirical (but in truth disturbing) scene from BACK ON THE BIKE PATH. You’ll surely recognize one of the two candidates....
by mike | Jul 15, 2024 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
My new Jack Miller opus, Perils of the Bike Path, has just become available for public consumption as a Kindle eBook. The print version will be available shortly. The following post is also the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. You may notice—or perhaps...
by mike | Jun 17, 2024 | Death, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
If I can use one word to describe the 2012 horror flick, Sinister, it is this: disturbing. But it did receive some decent reviews (a few “jump scares” and horror tropes notwithstanding), and it made a ton of money over its production budget. And, most important for...
by mike | Jun 10, 2024 | Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In advance of the release of Perils of the Bike Path (the fifth opus in my comedy/sci-fi series), I’m presenting an occasional scene from one of the earlier books. This one comes from the third book, The 22nd Gear. My cosmic bike rider, Jack Miller, has bicycled into...
by mike | Apr 25, 2024 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Native Americans, Publishing, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
“Oh, you’re a writer, but what do you do for a living?” Well, if you are a writer, you’ve probably heard that question in one form or another. I sure did, even more so than the one directed at my four horror novels. Unfortunately, in my case it was a valid question...