Zombie Apocalypse Scenarios Don’t Make Sense To Me

Zombie Apocalypse Scenarios Don’t Make Sense To Me

Posted inRandom Musings, Rants
Despite the misgivings I expressed a few years ago, The Walking Dead has turned into a good watch that gets me to the TV each Sunday, or at the very least one that gets me to binge watch once a year or so. It may not be AMC's best show, but it's still pretty darn good. I can't really claim to be a zombie fan, though. I am a fan of post-apocalyptic stories. A HUGE fan of them, actually. Stories about survival after society has collapsed have always drawn me in, always will. Earth Abides, The Road, Lucifer's Hammer, Alas,…
Complaining about things I shouldn’t complain about, aka Writing can be boring

Complaining about things I shouldn’t complain about, aka Writing can be boring

Posted inRants, Writing
Leaning forward with a glass of bourbon and ice next to me, hair frazzled. A human drama plays itself out in the background, all loud voices and chaos, but I can't pay attention because I'm under the spell of inspiration, and as those words hit the page each sparkles like a shiny gold coin. Each sentence is a hundred dollar bill constructed with the power of my words. The keyboard is on fire with the rush of my work. It's invigorating. Nah. The above scene is bullshit. Writing for pay is not always interesting. In fact, sometimes it's downright boring.…

Small town nitwits try to harass writer out of teaching job

Posted inRants
So here's a story that got me steamed. Two "think of the children!" nitwits, Deanna Stepp and Wendy Apple, of Middleburg, PA, are raising a stink because a high school teacher there also writes romance/erotic fantasy novels. The teacher of 33 years -- apparently well liked and respected by her students, according to a Facebook page in support of her -- writes on her own time, and does so under a pen name. But according to these two moral crusaders: “We are not questioning Mrs. Buranich’s teaching credentials. We are not even questioning her ability as a writer ... .…
TELEVISION: The Walking Dead was overrated

TELEVISION: The Walking Dead was overrated

Posted inGeek Stuff, Rants, Television
I'm an unashamed geek and make no bones about it. I love geek stuff. Hell, I took part in co-writing a really great geek book. Proud to have my name attached to all things geek. But this needs to be said: AMC's smash-hit television show The Walking Dead, while quite entertaining, was also highly, highly overrated by my geek brothers and sisters. Sorry, my geek brethren, but it's true. We were so caught up in the thrill of getting something delightfully geeky that we elevated the show to a lofty status it has not yet earned. Now I'm not saying…

Screw you, time. SCREW YOU

Posted inRandom Musings, Rants
Time can go to hell. Or more specifically, the lack of time that seems to exist around me can go to hell. Right to HELL. I don't ask much of this world. As little misery at work as possible, some time with friends and family, some relaxation, and the opportunity to pursue the projects I want to pursue, whether professional endeavors ("Stuff Every Husband Should Know") or hobbies (recording music or doing comic anthologies). But there isn't time to squeeze it all in. This stacks up with that is piled onto that other thing, and pretty soon you're tearing your…