I’ve mentioned that I’m a fan of the film Aliens before, and that it was a major cornerstone of my late childhood. Even to this day, it’s a go-to and common ground movie between myself and many peers. So it shouldn’t be surprising that it gets a couple nods in my novel Vivian’s Last Cigarette,... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Our Cycle’s Done”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Inside, the Kohl's was dark, stale and untouched by looting. Wandering past racks of clothes never to be worn, she grabbed a coat. #1LineWed He tried to pet the ghost cat, but his hand passed right through... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “The Kid was a Were-Elephant”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! "Strategic A.I. networked to an army of unquestioning drone bombers. Yes, this is peace in our time... the peace of the grave." #1lineWed Jane's arm spasmed, ripping loose from her shoulder. Thrashing, it snapped a lamprey's mouth... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “I Thought it’d be Different”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! "Wise?" old Jarra said adjusting her shall. "I've but made many mistakes, my Prince. It's you that is wise learning from them." #1lineWed He shot the teddy bear, and the child behind it. Unphased, she looked at... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “He Brandished the Gun Between Them”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The candy slipped from her fingers, and into the tiger enclosure. "That was dumb of me!" She jumped the guardrail to get it back. #1lineWed The two rats searched the bed, and Mary soon found Joel's iPhone.... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Humanity Lives in Our Flaws”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The problems of others were only of tenuous concern to her... Mearly fragile mosaics of watercolor and gossamer that she ignored. #1lineWed "Now you pay for your pagan infidelities, witch!" Blood spread. "But I die free, inquisitor.... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Seminar Work, by Park Pyeongjun
Click the picture below for full-size. On Art-Tastic Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Private Hudson Scenes from Aliens (1986)
(Video clips have NSFW language) We lost actor Bill Paxton to a stroke this February. He was 61, and is gone far too soon. Paxton had many memorable performances, but it was his role as Private Hudson in Aliens (1986) that introduced him to a worldwide audience. Many of his lines in that film were... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “You inherit a lesser world for my deed.”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! Twisting a dial, the prototype anti-gravity belt made him weightless. Floating up, he joined his sister. "You're a genius!" #1lineWed "Bud, we can do this the easy way, or the hard-" A cue stick whacked his face.... Continue Reading →
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