Anti-Heroes
Pop culture is rife with anti-heroes. You can’t swing a dead cat in a movie theater or bookstore without hitting one. According to Wikipedia, the anti-hero dates back to Lord […]
Sidekicks
Just what the heck is a sidekick anyway? According to Wikipedia, the term originated in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. In pickpocket slang, the “kick” pocket was the […]
Best Mystery Writer
I think I understand why Letterman and others like him do Top-10 lists… it’s a nice solution to writer’s block! Who would you say, dear reader, is the best mystery […]
Heroes and Relationships
I saw Iron Man 3 with my wife and kids opening weekend; I really enjoyed the film. It was a great look at the Tony Stark character, adding some interesting […]
Women as (Super) Heroes
The Buffalo News’ Rich Heldenfels asked an interesting question yesterday- Why are there so few women superheroes? Heldenfel takes a brief look at some failures and less than spectacular successes […]
Out on a Limb
I decided to climb out onto a limb and saw vigorously: I placed an excerpt from my yet unpublished novel on my site so readers could take it out for […]
Blogging: Spring Cleaning for the Mind
It’s interesting… I noticed that when my fiction writing is going well and I’m cranking out a few pages at a time, my blog gathers dust. Of late I’ve been […]
Are Superhero Stories Science Fiction?
Here’s a question that’s been consuming a lot of brain processing cycles lately: Are superhero stories science fiction, or can they fall under another genre? I ask this question because […]
The Most Horrible Time of the Year
(Sung to the tune It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, with apologies to Eddie Pola & George Wyle.) It’s the most horrible time of the year. When the […]
Big Bang Theory Does Obamacare
I saw a story on Newsbusters.org that bordered on the bizarre: The state of California has hired a PR firm (Oglivy Public Relations Worldwide) to inform the public about the […]
