Now, most with even a curiosity about being a writer have heard about NaNoWriMo also known as National Novel Writing Month. Taking place...

State Violence. In today’s culture, state violence has been seen a lot more than in the past. Not because it occurs more but thanks to...

This is just a short list…as the title implies. BUT, you probably thought that all of the stories were going to be fictional. Wrong!!!...

First, let us have some background music to set the mood… From beginning to the end, there are people who go unnoticed when it comes to...

Words have an unmitigated power, they can form bridges just as easily as they can dismantle them. In times of division, words can bring a...

As you may have guessed by now, I love reading. And while I read often and a lot, not everything I read is good. If I pick up a book and...

Speculative fiction is that large mass of fiction that answers the question of “what if?” What if…the world was overrun by bacteria? What...

What is folklore? Is it a fairy tale? A lie made up to appease the masses? No, it is simply a story told by the people. Folklore doesn’t...

What is the Gothic? Haunted houses? Strange families? Castles? Men on horseback? Maybe it is just wearing too much eye shadow…but the...

As a writer, I obviously love books. I love the feel, the smell, the journey you take as you flip the page. Everything about a book can...