Dec 27, 2022How to Read H.P. Lovecraft Without Turning Into a RacistIt MAY be possible, but only our kind of people can say for sure, right? 1. Select a book of H.P. Lovecraft’s work 2. Find a comfortable place to sit, with good lighting. Preferably, you should occupy this seat at night. 2.A. Wait to do your reading when everyone else…Racism3 min readRacism3 min read
Sep 25, 2022The List of 25: The Only ‘Writing Trick’ I KnowI just used this on my current short story. You’re writing along. Things are going well. Then, they’re not going well. You’re stuck. Don’t panic. Don’t take the day off to sulk aka “Think about it.” Open a new documents. Click on the Numbering thingee (each Enter drops in the…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Sep 11, 2022You’re Gonna Die Someday. Write Now.Every family has its dumb shit that later turns out to be significant, that is an indicator of deeper issues, and that’s the case with mine. I don’t recommend bringing up kids in the kind of envirornment I was brought up in. I’m not complaining. There are people I’ve known…Writing8 min readWriting8 min read
Aug 28, 2022The Loser She Dumped, and Good Riddance“Did you hear Evan was in the hospital.” I wondered if my memory was getting worse by the second. Then she told me Evan’s full name. For a few years, everyone we knew assumed they’d just get married one day. …Relationships4 min readRelationships4 min read
Aug 26, 2022The Only Self-Help” Technique That WorksDate: August 1, 2022Author: John Stephen Walsh — Edit So many bloggers write to hand out advice. Nothing wrong with that as long as we realize they are no more expert in ‘life advice’ than anyone else. An expert in medicine can give medical advice, a carpenter can give woodworking…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Aug 26, 2022Biden the Moral Catholic DemocratHail Biden, the blue-collar, military veteran, kind, smart insider while still being one of The Little People, who rescued us from the Cult of Orange Man. How could we be so lucky as to be worthy of a regular down-to-Earth Normal guy, who cares for the downtrodden and the poor…Biden4 min readBiden4 min read
Aug 9, 2022Slippage“(Hitler)used it as a pretext to claim that Communists were plotting against the German government, and induced President Paul von Hindenburg to issue the Reichstag Fire Decree suspending civil liberties, and pursue a “ruthless confrontation” with the Communists.[1] This made the fire pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.” …Trump2 min readTrump2 min read
Jul 29, 2022Unity, Diversity, and Other Lies Leftists TellOf course rightwingers lie, too. Everyone lies. I just don’t feel like talking about those other folks today. But you can handle it. You’re a grownup. Not like Those People. Right? # You talk about diversity, but you hate on everyone who doesn’t think like you. “Just because I’m for…Trump6 min readTrump6 min read
Jul 23, 2022El Trippo: Jodorowsky’s HOLY MOUNTAINAlejandro Jodorowsky directed, wrote, produced, co-scored, co-edited, STARRED, AND worked on the sets and costumes for THE HOLY MOUNTAIN. Take THAT, ghost of Orson Welles! Jodorowsky has an odd kind of fame now, known by many as the guy who planned a movie of DUNE in the seventies but evil…Film Reviews4 min readFilm Reviews4 min read
Jul 7, 2022The Harry Crews of Acting: WARREN OATES in BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA“There were 40 Western series, and I went from one to the other. I started out playing the third bad guy on a horse and worked my way up to the №1 bad guy,” I liked a bunch of his movies, but for me, Warren Oates will always be the…Film4 min readFilm4 min read