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The Fall of Labor

(This is Part 1 of 2 articles on The Future of Labor and The Human Race. Part 2 will be linked here as soon as it is published.) Let’s talk ...

What If Aliens Are Really…

As a kid, I was always interested with the idea of The Greys. You know, those aliens with the triangular head, big-ass bug eyes and skin more pale and grey ...

Why I’m Not Bothered by Remakes and Sequels (Usually)

In 1999, novelist/journalist Anna Quindlen said, “Every story has already been told. Once you've read Anna Karenina, Bleak House, The Sound and the Fury, To Kill a Mockingbird and A ...

Exploring the Galaxy, 8-bits at a Time

What do you get when you combine a love for science fiction, a nearly endlessly explorable galaxy and a nostalgic love of old video games? My wife and I playing ...

FlashFic: Mahlkortarkirex

Story #4 in my Flash Fiction series for the month of October, each one inspired by an image.  Mahlkortarkirex struggled against the barrier. His power weakened as he pushed, but ...

FlashFic: Terrence and the Zombie Apocalypse

Story #3 in my Flash Fiction series for the month of October, each one inspired by an image.  It didn’t take long for Terrence to become acclimated to the Zombie Apocalypse ...

Back in the Saddle

So… I’ve got a few new blog posts under my belt. Kind of feels good. At the same time, I’ve made significant progress with my main work in progress, but ...

The Big Theme

Years ago, I attended my first Comicon. (Much too late in life if you ask me, should have tried to go sooner.) A large part of the reason I went ...

FlashFic: Briar

Story #2 in my Flash Fiction series I'm working on for the month of October, each one inspired by an image.    Alexa stumbled as another wave of nausea swept through ...

FlashFic: Alan and The Ice Ghost

So, this is the first in a series of Flash Fiction pieces I'm working on for the month of October, each one inspired by an image. I'm starting kind of ...