Marching band
I was in marching bands from the 7th grade through my sophomore year of college. When I was in high school, we could earn letter […]
How to bless beer
Contrary to what you might believe, the Catholic Church doesn’t mind you drinking beer, particularly if it’s been properly blessed first. I suggest you try […]
Playing Poker With Tarot Cards: Assumption
Introduction It makes sense that you can use Tarot cards for various games, since the 78-card Tarot deck is the ancestor of the modern 52-or-54-card […]
J.N. Williamson Biography and Appreciation
Author/editor J.N. “Jerry” Williamson died this past Thursday. He was a friend of mine, a kind man and an excellent writer whose work has largely […]
The Ring vs. Ringu
The Ring, a 2002 American re-make of a Japanese film called Ringu, is a wonderfully disquieting film. I’ve seen literally hundreds of horror movies, and […]
Literary journalism
Literary journalism refers to the use of fictional techniques in writing a work of nonfiction. In other words, it’s a true, well-researched, journalistically-sound story that […]
Book Review: Storyteller by Kate Wilhelm
Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop by Kate Wilhelm Small Beer Press ISBN: 1-931520-16-X 190 pages I attended […]
Christmas trees
You can skip some Christmas traditions. You can get into the Christmas spirit without watching “A Christmas Carol” for the nineteenth time. You can be […]
Do like you oughta, add acid to water
This is an old rhyme taught to students in many chemistry classes so that they’ll remember the correct way to combine strong acid and water. […]
Book Review: The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Plot Summary (Spoilers Inevitably Follow) H.G. Wells‘ novel opens with the Time Traveler explaining his plans to travel in time to a group of his […]
Book Review: Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is one of my favorite novels, not necessarily from a “I’m going to read this every year!” standpoint […]
ad compositor
Ad compositors put together the advertisements you see in the newspaper. Sometimes they design the ads themselves based on a client’s needs (which can change […]