by mike | May 3, 2021 | Aging, Books, California, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I thought you might get a hoot out of the first few pages of my latest literary gem, Back on the Bike Path. Since I hadn’t written anything for a while, it surprised me that I managed to ease into the story so effortlessly. But when my character, Jack Miller, is a...
by mike | Mar 22, 2021 | Books, Humor, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In my latest book, Back on the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Four), my cosmic bike rider pays two visits to the Devils Tower, also known as the Bear Lodge to a number of Native American tribes. The first is when Jack travels through time and lands atop...
by mike | Feb 15, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week I wrote about “bad science” movies and mentioned The Day After Tomorrow, a 2004 “climate science fiction/disaster” film. In this expanded post I first thought about adding it to my Guilty Pleasures, but given that it grossed over $550 million, I quickly...
by mike | Feb 8, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I strongly believe in science, especially when it comes to dealing with major issues such as global pandemics and climate change. But when I watch a movie, primarily in two of my favorite genres—disaster films and sci-fi—I’m doing it to escape from reality for a...
by mike | Dec 28, 2020 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
When I wrote the first Jack Miller book, Bicycling Through Space and Time, in the ’90s, it didn’t take me long to learn that his many crazy comedy/satire adventures needed to be tempered with some scenes of a more serious nature. The chapter where he meets an...
by mike | Dec 21, 2020 | California, Death, Humor, Life, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Day 21,453 (give or take) of the coronavirus pandemic: barely a few weeks ago I mentioned to Jacqueline that the Covid-19 death count stood at 997 here in San Diego County, that it would top a thousand in the next day or so. As of this writing it is likely we will...
