666 Park Avenue Is Unjustly Condemned
Andrew
So I was planning to write about why Mass Effect 3 supports my current feelings of optimism about young adults’ future of political engagement. That will have to wait, though,…
Film and Media
The Collection Does Not Include Money or Esteem
When I exited my typical Saturday matinee, I knew the movie I’d seen, The Collection, would receive unfavorable comparisons to its predecessor, The Collector, which on top of giving the…
Tortuous Fantasies of Power and Fame (Re: Reel Splatter and Me)
BlackWyrm Publishing (click and scroll down the alphabetic list to find my novel Burning the Middle Ground) is a noble but small press, a minority entity that offers innovative fiction…
10 Ways Presidential Debates are (like) Horror Movies
1. Oh, the suspense! I spent much of yesterday trying not to think about the debates, which are microcosms of the terror generally associated with elections. As Alfred Hitchcock understood…
Fairest of the Fair 2012: Andy Van Schyndle’s Warm Surrealism
My partner and I have a longstanding theory about the relationship between certain towns and the Powers Controlling Weather. The towns make bargains–trade safety against blizzards, fires, tornadoes, and the…