by mike | Aug 14, 2023 | Death, Disasters, Mysteries, Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
The Dutch vessel was called the SS Ourang Medan, which translated from Malay to “Man of Medan,” the latter being a Sumatran island. So much has been written and discussed about the unimaginable incident that brought this ship’s name into the public spectrum. But what...
by mike | Aug 10, 2023 | Horror Movies, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Is your spouse really your spouse, or a pod person? Is delusional misidentification a real thing? This post first ran in 2020. In the 1956 classic sci-fi/horror movie, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a young boy insists that his mother is not his mother. This is...
by mike | Dec 1, 2022 | Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This inexplicable mystery, now a century-and-a-half old, has yet to be solved. I first presented this post in 2019. A natural disaster? An assault by pirates? A murderous plot by the crew? An attack by a giant sea creature? Paranormal activity? All of these...
by mike | Oct 20, 2022 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized |
This story epitomizes the horrors visited upon America’s indigenous People. I first presented the post in 2019. In the excellent Native American film, Powwow Highway, we join Philbert Bono riding his “war pony” (A rusted, piece-of-crap Buick) as he leaves his home on...
by mike | Oct 6, 2022 | Ghosts, Movies, Myths & Legends, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
This is one mystery that may never be solved. I first presented the post in 2019. File this one under “unsolved mysteries,” an incident that has confounded researchers, as well as ordinary people, for over a century. How did three lighthouse keepers on Eilean Mòr,...
by mike | Jul 28, 2022 | Books, California, Editing, Historical Novels, Native Americans, Nightmares, Non-Fiction, Research, Uncategorized, Writing |
Most of my novels were ones that I wanted to write. STONE WOMAN was one that I HAD to write. When writing historical novels based on true events, the challenge is to not make the scenes read like dry, academic research for a thesis. My award-winning historical novel,...
