This week, Chuck admonished us to choose our opening line, so I did. It’s always midnight somewhere. When you got one of the black business cards with these words embossed upon it, it was an invitation. It meant one of Madame Genevive’s girls thought you were really something special. Lots of girls in town had… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Genevive's
Month: April 2013
Writer Report: Can't Talk. Working.
Courtesy Floating Robes This has been a week of, frankly, getting back in the goddamn saddle. My workouts are up, my dayjob is going well, and I’m back to writing in Cold Streets at the average rate of 350 words per weekday. Not much else to report, if I’m honest. And I’m a bit busy… Continue reading Writer Report: Can't Talk. Working.
Game Review: BioShock Infinite
It’s worth noting that BioShock was one of the very first video games I reviewed. It’s clear that in those days I was still learning the ropes and refining opinions, however, as my review of BioShock 2 ended up being overly generous. If I had the inclination, I would go back to the entry and… Continue reading Game Review: BioShock Infinite
One Of Those Hiccups
Sometimes things just don’t go right. Things at home have been a bit in flux of late, and a mishap & slip of my own mind had me forget to enable my alarm this morning. As a result, I ended up running behind. I opted for hitting the gym over completing any writing, and ended… Continue reading One Of Those Hiccups
Dissecting the Chosen One
I’ll go on record as being a fan of the Harry Potter series. There’s something that bothers me about it, though. A lot of people in the Wizarding world refer to Harry as ‘the Chosen One’, ‘the Boy Who Lived’, and so on. It’s a phrase that’s been used quite a bit, and not just… Continue reading Dissecting the Chosen One
Free Fiction: Miss Weaver's Lo Mein
Since this week’s Terribleminds flash fiction was a single sentence, and my weekend was too jam-packed to make use of Brainstormer, I dug around and found an as-yet unpublished work of fiction. This is in the tradition of most of my other free fiction, in that it reworks an old tale in a new way.… Continue reading Free Fiction: Miss Weaver's Lo Mein
Remembering Roger
Normally this would be my writer report. But I haven’t been writing as much as I should for a variety of reasons, most of which are flimsy excuses so I’ll spare you. I was going to engage in a little thought experiment to try and grease my wheels, but something of impact happened yesterday that… Continue reading Remembering Roger
Good Games Never Die
Badass biker antiheroes with chainsaws never stop being awesome. The announcement came down yesterday that Disney is pulling the plug on LucasArts. While it seems unlikely that Star Wars games are going to go anywhere, because it’s a cash cow that never seems to run out of milk no matter how past expiration it might… Continue reading Good Games Never Die
Movie Review: Les Miserables
I’m one of those kids who grew up in the 80s, and along with a love of Transformers and a front-row seat for the growth of home computing from the Apple ][e to the iPad and Google Glass, like many kids in the 80s my soundtrack for road trips foisted on me and my sisters… Continue reading Movie Review: Les Miserables
Boil Those Bones
Writers, from what I’ve experienced, tend to be pack rats by nature. We hold on to a lot of things, from old knick-knacks to old photos, and especially old manuscripts. I have yet to meet a fellow author who’s said “Yup, I destroyed all my old stories completely.” Even if they never see the light… Continue reading Boil Those Bones
