Leonard Nimoy died today and I am filled with mixed emotions. He lived a long and full life and was loved by everyone who knew him, but as a lifelong hero to many, he will be missed. There is a selfishness that comes with the death of a hero. You … Read More
7 Us With Strangers Tommy and I sit somewhere outside of Salem, maybe fifty miles out, at a rest stop. The stop is empty except for some of the semi-tucks and a single RV. I haven’t seen any movement from the RV and aside from one guy who came … Read More
Chapter 1 Samantha Rivera stood beneath the shadow of the Dragonshire, home to whores, crack heads, and schizophrenics of various creeds and colors. Even the rats that ran through the halls were sometimes in need of a shot of Haldol or biweekly Clozaril labs to keep the squeaking in … Read More
I’ve been in love with the dystopian genre since I found out about it. The way the authors bring you in to a word of slow, anguishing discomfort and fear, all the while offering a little hope (or not) by the end. This, as far as fiction goes, has long … Read More
They stepped out of the Greyhound Bus Station in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The sun was blindingly bright, but gave off no heat. The air was cold and smelled like nothing. Claudia and Frank wore shorts. Claudia said. “Let’s get a room.” Cold and starving, they searched for a hotel. … Read More
A web reading from the book Some Kind of Monster by Kirby Light
This is NOT a self-help or a how to article. If you want to improve your sex life, take your tennis game to the next level, trim inches off your waist or get the job of your dreams, stop reading. Find one of the thousand articles that will tell you … Read More
“Why I am a…” will be a series of essays ranging from world events, to personal observations of every day life, to philosophical mussing, mixed with a bit of humor. There are no topics off limits. If there is an agenda it is to explore and examine some assumptions to … Read More
Talking Oscar predictions is an easy game and as we roll into another awards season, bookmakers are already in overdrive regarding the odds on this years Oscar winners but such hotly tipped predictions do not always come true. In 2012 all the talk was about George Clooney for his role … Read More
The Daily Subtopian: August 29, 2029 President Jenkins Invasion of the Middle East – What Went Wrong Staff Writer Douglas Hawley After we obtained the transcripts of the meetings by President Jenkins and her top advisors under the Freedom Of Information Act, it is easy to see … Read More
