Tag: writing
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On the Undisputed Reality of Ghosts
This appeared in a pagan newspaper in either late 2021 or early 2022. The newspaper changed hands and the online articles were removed. No answer was given by the current owner regarding the status of the pieces that I and other authors had submitted. So, I offer it here for your enjoyment. It is late…
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Why I Have A Problem with a Black “Little Mermaid” (And, No, It’s Not What You Think!)
I have a problem with casting a young Black girl as The Little Mermaid. I don’t really care that there’s a Black actress playing this role, but I have a problem with the role itself. There’s a problem with shoving Black actors and actresses into traditionally White roles and that problem isn’t that the roles…
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Star Trek: Picard — I stopped watching and I’m glad I did
So, on about episode 3 or so of season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, I stopped watching. The thing that sealed the deal for me was the reference to the hole in the ozone layer. (Hint: There is no hole in the ozone layer; we patched it, we reversed it, we saved ourselves from that…
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Pro-Writing Secret #1
This is a professional writer’s secret that I’m sharing with you and if you elect to share it, I just hope you’ll do so with care and reverence. It’s a secret that will help you make more sales, land more pieces in markets that are eligible for impressive prizes, and generally succeed as a writer.…
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On the Death of Robert Bly
Time’s iron claws graspto tear back what was not ours;leaves us breathless, bewildered,orphaned children of titans, twice-birthed, twice-traumatized, the newest inhabitants in a fractured-skull-landscape that we call our home
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Sage Advice on Art
Years ago, I wrote for Toolband.com, the official website for the rock band Tool. It was a brief gig but I was paid through in-kind contribution: tickets and backstage passes, oh yes. My big contribution from that era was postulating that the “4:20 code” for smoking marijuana came from an H.P. Lovecraft short story. Good…
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Recent Publications
I recently had an essay published. You can read “On the Undisputed Reality of Ghosts” here. I also had a poem published. You can read “We Eat Our Own” here. Thank you for reading!
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To Sell or Not to Sell…
Sometimes I write a poem or a short story and I know it won’t make a dime. But that’s fine. There are lots of online publications out there that will take the work and use it. So, I submit it to them and let them run with it. In the end, the publication goes on…
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Things for Which I Am Grateful
I am grateful for my friends who do not judge me. It took me the better part of a lifetime to realize that true friends don’t judge and don’t offer advice. I had to cut a lot of people loose and kick many to the curb, but I am finally free to pursue genuine, honest…
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Rejected After Almost 150 Days of Patience
After being shortlisted early on, a story I’d written was rejected after almost 150 days of waiting. The worst part of this is how shabby the rejection was—a form rejection. A general rejection. A simple “We’re going to take a pass, this wasn’t a good fit for us. Good luck elsewhere.” After five months, the…