Religion and Tom Waits
I don’t talk about religion, or spirituality, often in public. I’ve done it once before here getting into family history and all but that’s it. In that post, as an aside really, I wrote this:...
The Problem Facing New Generations of (Marvel/DC) Teen Heroes
I noticed a problem that felt new to me, the other day, regarding new teen heroes in the Marvel & DC comics universes. I looked around some and didn’t see anyone else talking about this specific problem...
The Forgotten Lost Era of late 80s cartoons
Cartoons aimed at kids have gone through four big eras and I feel like we only discuss three of them. Originally cartoons were just cartoons and there were ads on TV around them to sell stuff. Perfectly normal....
What I’m Listening To – February 2023
Welcome back to What I’m Listening To, where, look the title is kinda self-explanatory. This is just a small selection of 3 or 4 albums that have been in heavy rotation for me this month. I listen to music...
Digging Deeper – Cory Wong
You guys ready to have a good time tonight, or what? We’re feeling loose, it’s the weekend, we’re having a good time. You having a good time? This is just the right level of excitement we’re...
Digging Deeper – Vulfpeck
Welcome back to Digging Deeper the series of posts where I go into a thing (a genre of music, a band, a book, a genre of film, an actor, whatever) and really get into it, explaining it, giving examples, and showing...
Digging Deeper – Funk
Welcome back to Digging Deeper the series of posts where I go into a thing (a genre of music, a band, a book, a genre of film, an actor, whatever) and really get into it, explaining it, giving examples, and showing...
What I’m Listening To – January 2023
What I’m Listening To is a monthly snapshot of a few (3 to 4 max) albums I listened to a bunch that month, be it new to me or an old favorite that came back around. There are a few caveats to the list though:...
Rayguns and the Hypocrisy of Humanity
Rayguns (Ray Guns/Blasters/Phasers/etc) have a long tradition in Science Fiction prose, radio, movies and TV. They go back as far as 1898 and Wells’ War of the Worlds (that was a heat ray specifically, but it...
Some Thoughts Regarding Turbo Teen
I come today not to praise Turbo Teen but rather to question him. Do you remember Turbo Teen? It’s one of those cartoons I loved as a kid and then locked away and nearly forgot. Oh, sure, I would remember bits and...
These Bands Go Together – One
Welcome to the first These Bands Go Together. Each one of these will be a post going into a few bands and why I think they go together, followed by some examples of each band. It’s kinda simple on the face of...
Looking Ahead Into 2023
I’ve been writing stuff online for a long time. I think I started my first ongoing column around 2000, and for a while there had multiple weekly columns going across a few different sites doing stuff from pop...
You better watch out!
“YOU BETTER WATCH OUT!” The words rang out loudly, electric and static, from the sky. People in the city looked up to see two, thirty-foot tall, blue, robots descend on pillars of flame coming from...
Digging Deeper – Synthwave
Welcome to the first of a new series of posts where I go into a thing (a genre of music, a band, a book, a genre of film, an actor, whatever) and really get into it, explaining it, giving examples, and showing you...
1000% True Things About Writing
Writing advice is a slippery topic full of pitfalls – the biggest, of course, is simply that no advice works for every person. Creativity is inherently personal, and your path to get good things will differ from my...