by mike | Feb 23, 2026 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Museums, Uncategorized |
Some fun today. In my latest novel, The Magic of the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Six), Jack winds up in a museum located in the middle of nowhere…literally. Its current exhibit is “The Wonderful, Jackalicious World of Jack,” featuring famous figures,...
by mike | Feb 16, 2026 | Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
As an impressionable kid growing up in the ’50s, I watched just about every horror and science fiction film they made—and they made a lot. The horror movies scared the crap out of me, and so did most of the sci/fi flicks, especially ones involving weird-looking...
by mike | Feb 2, 2026 | California, Crime, Life, Uncategorized |
This is not my usual fare, but when a writer learns about something that pisses him/her off, the writer writes about it. I’ve written a number of times about the nearby Lake Calavera Preserve, as well as the adjoining Carlsbad Highlands Ecological Reserve, but always...
by mike | Jan 29, 2026 | Aging, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The way things are going in this world, and in particular this country, we could all use a diversion. As it used to say in Reader’s Digest, “Laughter is the Best Medicine.” So here is a short scene from Back on the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Four),...
by mike | Jan 20, 2026 | Movies, Museums, Mysteries, Mystery Series, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
I came across a great new crime show from Acorn TV with the mundane title, Art Detectives. But there is nothing mundane about tackling crimes involving Vermeer paintings, 1000-year-old Viking gold, or artifacts brought up from the Titanic. A ONE-PERSON CRIME UNIT?...
