Five Minutes Elsewhere
At my last remembrance, I was eating eggs and sausage, but then I was here. “Here” is a place that almost defies description, for to properly ascribe it detail stretches my vocabulary. For at the first...
View ArticleRespecting mystery
One thing I learn, as I consume more books and write more prose, is that mystery is too often ignored. Too many writers over-explain, and when that happens, a good deal of mystique is lost. I think...
View ArticleHalloween Horror-thon #8: H.P. Lovecraft’s Re-Animator (1985)
Of all the movies I’ve seen on this horror-thon, only Re-Animator scores what I consider a horror hat-trick: it’s freaky, funny and fantastic. Made by Lovecraft fan and horror director Stuart Gordon,...
View ArticleWriting Prompt: Celebrating Pain
This is a prompt from a fellow writers’ group member. He asked if it was ever appropriate to celebrate hardship or pain. Boris Ustinov bore a proud chin which jutted forth from his upper jaw. His lips...
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