Regular readers of this blog (of whom there are, I think, none) know that I was a playwright up until the Pandemic, at which point it switched over to writing stories. (I wrote a post about it, if you want … Continue reading
“The life of a repo man is always intense.” Can you recommend a movie on the basis of its soundtrack album alone? Probably not, and Repo Man certainly has a lot going for it besides its background music, but damn, … Continue reading
In the summer of 1982, a memorable science fiction film hit the theaters and became an instant phenomenon, becoming the most popular (and most remunerative) movie of the year. That movie was Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, one of the … Continue reading
In the summer of 1977, when Star Wars* came out, I turned twelve. That was, I would say, the perfect age to see it. Old enough to appreciate the nearly nonstop action, the astonishing scope, the tremendous cutting-edge visual effects, … Continue reading
I am pleased to report that my new short story “The Third Wish” has been published/recorded by the fantasy podcast PodCastle, and is available on their website in both text and audio formats, so you may read it or listen … Continue reading
WARNING: This review contains spoilers for a 45-year old movie that you really should already have seen by now. I was obsessed with Alien for years before I ever saw it. The film came out in the summer of 1979, … Continue reading
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey can be considered the Citizen Kane of science fiction, in that it features a revolutionary visual style (a style matched with a bit of bravado, as if the director were saying “Look what I … Continue reading
This if the first of a series of posts about my ten all-time favorite science fiction movies. Note that I do not claim that these are the best sf movies (though I think all of them are legitimately great), but the … Continue reading
My fiction returns to the pages of Bards and Sages Quarterly! The January 2023 issue features my 7000-word co[s]mic horror story “The Audition .” As noted in my post about “Hully,” below, Bards and Sages is available in various formats … Continue reading
My short story “Hully” is appearing in the July 2022 issue of Bards and Sages Quarterly, now on sale. B&SQ is distributed in print, PDF, epub, and Kindle format, and is available for free in digital format for subscribers to … Continue reading