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A Better Alternative to Godzilla

While searching the shelves of a local video store, I chanced upon the Daimajin boxed DVD set (Daimajin, Wrath of Daimajin, and Return of Daimajin).  I’m a moth drawn to unusual or older Japanese movies, a viewer that just can’t keep his eyes off the light of the television once the intro rolls onto the […]

Bedtime for Seneca Book Trailer Two

The second and final trailer has been added to the Bedtime for Seneca book page. The page will soon be updated with the book’s publication information.

Bedtime for Seneca Book Trailer One

With the pace picking up of just about everything: the Bedtime for Seneca publishing effort, a few more shorts occupying my word processor–always something demanding my time, I’m surprised there is enough daylight left to squeak out a single book trailer. Or two trailers. This is the first of two trailers, and hopefully it give readers a taste of […]

The Ghost Train a’ la YouTube

Spooked by urban legends? In The Ghost Train, a station master warns six stranded travelers of a local legend–anyone who spots the haunting train will die. But perhaps the characters discover more than ghostly machines on this stormy night. Perhaps, you and I discover more as the story progresses. Originally written by Arnold Ridley in 1923, The Ghost Train has […]

Bad Coffee and Strong Weather

For the last few days, I’ve felt mixed up, confused. The Jacksonville trip was to be a getaway from unfavorable weather, but rain, damp, and fog have greeted me on arrival. While down here, I thought to relax–the book proof and other tasks say differently: the lawn has weeds, pictures need to be hung, the floors vacuumed, and […]

The FCC and ISPs make Bad Bedfellows

While Net Neutrality proponents promised open fast lanes and more creative output from the little guy, this packaged and sold optimism seems like mattress stuffing fluff, soon to be forgotten except by those who bought into the rhetoric, you and me. Considering the large players involved in backing the new ISP utility classification–government entities and […]

Stephen King’s Pet Sematary a’ la YouTube

In high school, I lived on a literary diet of Stephen King’s novels. I couldn’t get enough.  Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, Firestarter, The Stand, The Dead Zone and other works lay open at my reading table to sate my hunger, but I quickly craved more. So, I  gobbled up copies of King’s other treats: Bachman novels […]

A Story Challenge For You…And A $100

A darkly disturbing book of adult bedtime fables, Bedtime for Seneca offers five separate glimpses into worlds hidden just out of sight—ranging from the seemingly mundane to the fantastical. Five speculative tales weave a complex tapestry of tragedy, horror, and loss that lead readers into dark places…but not necessarily guiding them back to the light. […]

Beyond the Canvas with John L. Smith, Jr.

John is a gentleman, a scholar, and an entertainer. Always polite and easy to get along with, John will engage you in witty conversation at your first meeting with him. A chat with John might lead to discussing some event in a current film shoot in which John plays an acting role, or he may […]

New Book Ready for Proof

An author does a lot of work behind the scenes to get a book ready for publication. After the manuscript is written–the easy part, a host of technical tasks are further required: copy edit, illustration, interior design, and so on. Heap on additional obligations with a publisher, a publicist, an agent, or whoever else is […]