Creative artists get involved in their work. They take it seriously. They have invested much time in the creation of things–objects which others can then use. They communicate, unless they’re just masturbating. Of course I don’t mean every single work is for public consumption, I’m speaking in general. …

No, I can’t believe it’s already March, either. Or that it’s March of 2023. I have seen just about any fifties sci fi/monster flick you can name, but for whatever reason never caught TARANTULA. Yet. Great movie that gets ignored by “Best SF Movie” lists: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN. Directed…

John Stephen Walsh I recommend going completely offline for two months, longer if you can manage it. Most people can manage it, they just don’t want to, because the Internet is the new TV — something that could change the world for the better that we use as a toy…

It 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…

I 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…

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…

“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. …

Date: 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…

Hail 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…