1. I'm starting my job training in classical education Monday, so beginning a new phase of existence as you might say. 2. I saw Oppenheimer last night and I'm still settling on what I thought about it. It certainly leaves the viewer with a lot to think about, and it's a film that demands to … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly ‘Oppenheimer’
New Video Upload: ‘My Hero Academia: Be a Man’
Matching this song to this series was simply too natural not to do. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtzgkFuyLtk
Thoughts on ‘Unstoppable’
I've been meaning to check out Unstoppable for a while, the 2010 action-thriller starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. Now I have and it's about what I expected it to be; that is to say, a very cool, good-not-great piece of entertainment aimed squarely at the side of America that Hollywood generally tries to ignore. … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Unstoppable’
Poem – “Cliche Came Out of its Cage”
1 You said 'The world is going back to Paganism'.Oh bright Vision! I saw our dynasty in the bar of the HouseSpill from their tumblers a libation to the Erinyes,And Leavis with Lord Russell wreathed in flowers, heralded with flutes,Leading white bulls to the cathedral of the solemn MusesTo pay where due the glory of … Continue reading Poem – “Cliche Came Out of its Cage”
Thoughts on ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves’
There seems to be a common thread among people who watch Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves, which is that it’s a lot better than either the marketing campaign or the premise would lead you to believe. As a matter of fact, it’s really quite a good film; not spectacular, but solid, engaging, and creative. … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves’
The Old Man in the Sky
The latest short story up on Noble Cobra Magazine is one I originally wrote for the Uranus issue of the Planetary Anthology Series. They passed on it, but I dug it out, did a little editing, and now offer it to you. Enjoy! What profits a man to gain a whole world and lose his … Continue reading The Old Man in the Sky
Friday Flotsam: Federalist Papers, Mission Impossible, Trailers
1. One of those weeks where I was very busy and productive, but feel like I didn't really get anything done. Very little actually ended up in the 'finished' pile, since I ended up passing from one project to another or deciding after a few hours' work that this one isn't going to fly after … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Federalist Papers, Mission Impossible, Trailers
Poem – “An American”
(The American Spirit speaks:) IF the Led Striker call it a strike,Or the papers call it a war,They know not much what I am like,Nor what he is, my Avatar. Through many roads, by me possessed,He shambles forth in cosmic guise;He is the Jester and the Jest,And he the Text himself applies. The Celt is … Continue reading Poem – “An American”
Friday Flotsam: From Napoleon to Puss in Boots to Writing Advice
1. It's Bastille Day, commemorating that great day in the cause of liberty when an urban mob stormed a mostly-empty prison that was already slated for demolition, freed a handful of criminals and lunatics, then burned it to the ground. Sure, why not? 2. Speaking of which, Ridley Scott is apparently coming out with a … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: From Napoleon to Puss in Boots to Writing Advice
A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
Another short story is up over at Noble Cobra Magazine. I'll leave you to discover the rest. Marvin Jennings gazed at the magnificent Spanish-style mansion hidden among two-hundred acres of richly cultivated landscape as the car rolled up the sweeping drive. Just how much money must a guy be swimming in before he felt the … Continue reading A Meeting with the Crimson Cavalier
Serpent's Den 