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August 13, 2015
Lester Dent and the Pulp Formula
Lester Dent wrote pulp stories in the 30s and 40s, writing as much as 200,000 words in a month and known for creating the super-heroic Doc Savage. While writing so much, he came up with a “Master Fiction Plot,” reprinted below. Karen Woodward, on her blog (which I strongly recommend for writers), has a great write […]
August 12, 2015
On binge viewing and NovellaVision
Recently, we've been watching Lost. All of it. From the beginning. For me, this has been interesting since I never watched the whow during it's original run and even tried to watch it a couple of times over the years but got, at most, 3 episodes in before I gave up. My general reaction was […]
August 9, 2015
Review: A collection of short book reviews
Over the past few weeks I’ve read a number of books. Below are a few reviews to get caught up a little bit. If you want the full list of what I’ve been reading, feel free to “friend” me on Goodreads or comment down below. Always happy to have some good book discussions. The Silkworm […]
August 8, 2015
August 2, 2015
The Oldest Trick in the Book | Magicana
The Oldest Trick in the Book | Magicana. Just putting this here so I know where it is when I want to research for my own routines. I’m gonna start practicing soon, I swear! Also, here’s an interesting link to Teller talking about trick exposure and the origin of Penn & Teller’s Clear Cups and […]
The FANTASTIC FOUR TV Series (1963-64) – Home
The FANTASTIC FOUR TV Series (1963-64) – Home. With the release of the latest movie next week, here’s a look at the original TV series from 1963. Such an amazing amount of talent… it’s a shame they couldn’t get it to work. It was the Firefly of its day. Anyway, enjoy the detective work put into […]
July 31, 2015
DAVID • Think: A Surgeon and his Robot
DAVID • Think: A Surgeon and his Robot. My latest for David. And I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
July 30, 2015
Las Vegas, Baby – USA summer 2015 – Week 3
(this is the third of three parts and very long – just giving you fair warning) July 2, 2015 We’d been in the country for two weeks and were just now making it to the ancestral homeland. This week was going to be different than the two previous weeks as now there was going to […]
July 27, 2015
To the Bay and Butterflies – USA summer 2015 – Week 2
(this is the second of three parts and very long – just giving you fair warning) June 24, 2015 Wednesday morning started early since we knew we had a long day ahead of us. Of course, the hardest part was going to be simply getting out of town. By this point, we’d learnt to (kinda sorta) […]
July 26, 2015
What nobody talks about, when they talk about Marilyn Monroe
What nobody talks about, when they talk about Marilyn Monroe. “She always wanted to be photographed while reading, because that’s what she loved doing most. She had a library of over 400 books.” Let’s just take a moment to respect the ultimate combination that is both beauty and brains. Rest in peace, Ms. Monroe.
