The traditional categories are seen over and over again, with a lot of crossover, and for this first part, I’m going to talk about the “kill loose women” and “doomed lovers” categories. The themes from “The Berkshire Tragedy” and “The Bloody Miller” show up in American murder ...
(4)MESSAGE TO THE PAST.If the term “calendrical rot” hadn’t been invented for a different purpose, and we had a way to send it into the past, it would find the perfect Petri dish in thisincredibly technical discussion of alternate timelines inStar Trekheld on Reddit in 2015. (5)SASQ...
I strongly suggest that you go watchHouse of a Thousand Corpsesagain rather than mess with3 from Hellbecause Sid Haig’s absence is felt acutely. Fuck yo mama, indeed. But if you’re the sort who must see all the entries in a franchise, or you just wanna pay respects to a fine chara...
shapes— please note that the events chosen carefully trace only the outward course of my life. Inwardly,jeebus, I was a mess. Take that sentence ending with “my first wife,” for example. What the hell didI, of all people, know about dating, about sex, about proposing ...
I think it was Elmore Leonard who said we shouldn’t use, “all hell broke loose,” and “suddenly.” I actually don’t see a problem with suddenly, but because Elmore Leonard didn’t like it, I’m too chicken to use it. I also think adverbs get a bad rap, though I use them ...
What to do? How do I do it? I don’t sleep much. It’s like cramming for finals every day and night. Itwouldbe hell, except I’m having fun.
Enjoy the writing life. This is supposed to be fun and it sure as hell beats roofing. Someone will try to kill your dream and stifle your joy in writing. Stab them in the neck with a #2 pencil. Metaphorically. Probably. Then move on. ...