David Cranmer's Blog, page 18

The Honorable Killer

Working like mad on the fifth novella (there was a fourth called Blood Moon not pictured above) in The Lawyer Western series. Following in the footsteps of Wayne and Eric is daunting but I'm feeling I got a fairly good handle on what I'm calling The Honorable Killer. For starters, much more backstory featuring J.D. Miller's (The Lawyer) past and how he came to be on his retribution trail. It is looking like an early 2018 release. Wish me luck! Back to the keyboard.

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V'ger

I remember when Voyager I (and later 2) blasted off forty years ago today. As a kid the image of our technology leaving the galaxy was jaw-dropping to comprehend. Theoretical physicist, Lawrence M. Krauss has a splendid article touching on the historic event and what the future may hold for humanity and the Voyagers. By the way, any Star Trek fans? Whenever I think upon Voyager I, can't help recalling The Motion Picture (1979) and the Enterprise crew meeting up with our history.

Missing Pieces

Kudos to Matthew Olson for enumerating the logical (i.e., most beneficial) way to savor Twin Peaks. At this stage, I'm just interested in watching The Missing Pieces (2014) and reading "The Secret History of Twin Peaks" by Mark Frost (2016). And if you don't want to lose interest in Olson's approach, I recommend, after Laura's murderer is revealed just leapfrog to the last episode of season 2. That way you can avoid meandering narratives that really weigh down the overall enjoyment.  

Just A Little More Rhythm

I turned my final Twin Peaks article around in less than twelve hours which is a little too fast for my tastes–I like to polish for a few days to develop more rhythm. Still, if you are interested in my two-cents click over to Criminal Element, and, more importantly I'm interested in hearing from you.

Peaks has been a joy to watch, a bright spot in the fickle TV landscape. What next? I've heard Westworld is returning. Maybe I will hold out for that sci-fi Western. In the meantime, I will continue to play backgammon against Demon Seed. There's always backgammon.

Reelin' In The Years

Chimera, Tulpa

I have written about Richard Burton at LitReactor and follow 'him' on Twitter. An entry from his August 19, 1980 diary: "Last night the audience was a phantom, now with you, now gone, a chimera of wrong responses." Merriam Webster defines: "1. a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. 2. a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve." (Note to self: It would be a shame to not make use of this word soon.)

In Twin Peaks: The Return, FBI Agent, Tammy Preston mentioned the word tulpa (I was not familiar) which is an imaginary thing made real through individual visualization or group conjuring. The show I'm recapping for Criminal Element makes good use of several tulpas and the conclusion of this subversive gem ends tonight. Going to hate like hell to see it go, in a sea of banal balderdash passing for entertainment, David Lynch brought progressive, thought-provoking film-making.

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Noxious Is Harmful

Definition of noxious from Merriam Webster: "physically harmful or destructive to living beings noxious waste noxious fumes." Some of the synonyms of noxious: poisonous, toxic, deadly, harmful, dangerous, pernicious, damaging, and destructive.
Glad there's a reporter there in Crosby, Texas to question such an obvious divergent technique from this chemical company spokesman.

Smiley's Legacy

I've long been a fan of fictional master spy George Smiley ever since seeing Alec Guinness in the legendary Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. Read all the books at least twice and have compiled a handy refresher course over at Macmillan's Criminal Element. The reason for my look back is that there's a new Smiley out this week by John le Carré called A Legacy of Spies.