by mike | Sep 18, 2025 | Books, Myths & Legends, Travel, Uncategorized |
Those folks up in Iceland sure know how to celebrate a holiday! This post first ran in 2022. My bride and I visited Iceland during the summer many years ago. At that time of year there are more than twenty hours of sunshine each day. In December, not so much. Hardly...
by mike | Aug 21, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
I often amuse myself by writing crazy scenes like the one you’re about to enjoy. This post first ran in 2022. Erstwhile earthling Bernie Smith was zapped up from an Iowa cornfield to the deadly planet of Persus in my Sword & Planet spoof, The Wizard from Harrmel....
by mike | Aug 18, 2025 | Books, California, Horror, Uncategorized, Women |
To reiterate what I wrote last week, I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is...
by mike | Aug 14, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Books, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
It must be Strong Woman Week, because Laura Linney really kicks butt in CONGO. This post first ran in 2022. You’d think that any movie based on a popular Michael Crichton novel would be a major hit. But the 1995 action/adventure film, Congo—while it did kind of okay...
by mike | Aug 11, 2025 | Books, California, Ghosts, Horror, Uncategorized, Women |
I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is especially true in my four horror...
by mike | Aug 4, 2025 | Books, Fantasy, Research, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized |
Readers of sword & sorcery, sword & planet, science fiction, fantasy, and horror undoubtedly know the name of Robert E. Howard. For the majority of people, not so much. But just about everyone is familiar with the name of Howard’s most famous creation: Conan...
