Author Archive: Eric San Juan
Eric San Juan
January 13, 2017
Eight years ago, Stephen Segal, then creative director at the legendary Weird Tales magazine, asked if he could use some modest writings I had been doing on Neil Gaiman’s Sandman for a 20th anniversary retrospective he was putting together. Naturally, I said yes. Sadly, the series was lost in a website revamp. Not wanting it to disappear into the ether, I’m now presenting it on my site in 11 parts (alas, without the benefit of Stephen’s editing; these are pre-publication versions). Hope you enjoy. Recurring Dream: An Anniversary Re-reading of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Part 5 of 11, Season of Mists Originally published on the Weird Tales website, January 2009 Season of Mists is widely considered one of the best Sandman arcs, if not the best,…
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Eric San Juan
January 13, 2017
Contributed Post Image Source Houseplants are a beautiful way of bringing a bit of nature to our modern tech-heavy homes. They also help supply oxygen to our homes, as well as purifying the air, fighting off diseases and even helping us to work more efficiently by increasing memory retention. Of course, just like garden plants, they need to be looked after. Here are some tips to help keep your houseplants healthy (and don’t forget to check out this guide from Groom + Style for more tips). Light The amount of light needed varies from plant to plant. Flowering plants generally need the most. Other plants can get away with a more indirect light and can scorch if exposed to too much direct sun, some examples…
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Eric San Juan
January 12, 2017
Contributed Post Image Source Your business has a website – but people aren’t visiting it. This could be for a number of reasons, the most likely being that people can’t find you on search engines unless they scroll through 58 pages. No-one wants to be on the 58th page of Google. But how do you get yourself to the top? Well, a lot of it has to do with online presence. Here are a few methods that may help to boost your website up the rankings. Don’t spam keywords! There was a time when all you had to do to get your website higher on search engines was to spam your site with keywords. However, most search engines have since adapted their algorithm in order…
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Eric San Juan
January 12, 2017
Contributed Post Image Source Everyone’s had those moments where everything seems to be completely normal and then bang! Suddenly a crisis appears out of nowhere. Would you be able to handle it? It’s safe to say that the vast majority of people wouldn’t know how to handle an emergency situation if they were suddenly in the middle of it. And that can make you feel pretty much useless. People want to help, that’s just a natural urge that we all have, and the best way to be able to hand a crisis is to be prepared. To help you avoid being caught off guard, here is a guide to handling some common emergency situations. Someone collapses If someone collapses, then the very first thing to…
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Eric San Juan
January 12, 2017
Contributed Post Credit Lots of people have to take time off work every year due to injuries. Nobody wants that to happen, but statistics prove it might at some point. So, it’s vital that you understand the right path to follow. You’re entitled to compensation in most instances, and that’s fantastic news. It could stop you from falling into financial difficulties. With that in mind, you need to use the information from this page to ensure you don’t make any mistakes. One wrong move and you could ruin everything and find yourself out of pocket. Thankfully, the process of getting justice and restoring your income isn’t as complicated as it might sound. You just need to follow my advice. How do I know this information…
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