The Game's a Really Big Shoe
When I was a youth, I was much enamored of mystery tales. I devoured novels and stories of cops and detectives (professional and amateur)...
Digging Up the Bones
Recently, my interest in genealogy was reawakened by the surprising discovery that the Anthonys of Southern Virginia probably originated...
Stuffing Yourself
Last evening, my extended family held an early Thanksgiving feast at the folks' place in Cambridge. This meant that all the food was...
Dear Life Goal
Following this new prompt, I now present my open letter. My Dearest Life Goal, I hope you don't mind my writing to you. I've never...
How to Write in 3 Easy Steps!
For most of my life, my dream had been to be a freelance writer. Oh, other ambitions and interests snuck in, and I did try other things....
Rise and Whine
Writing early in the morning...ugh. Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez once suggested that the best time to write is as soon as you wake up,...
The Emu Girl
The latest article prompt I chose to fulfill involved creating a story about a photograph. THE OKLAHOMA CITY GAZETTE Tues., June 24,...
A Penny a Word
I like pulp fiction. Not the movie--though I like that, too--but rather the prose tales, printed on pulpwood paper, that were so popular...
Updating an Old Superhero
Very early this year (or did it start last year?), I emailed Mort Todd, the head of Charlton Neo comics, a pitch for a couple of projects...
Movie Review: ARRIVAL
Following the above prompt, which I found online, I now present my review of Arrival (2016). SPOILERS AHEAD! The film opens softly, with...
