Category Archives: writing
SIX OF THE BEST… Mike Doughty songs
My latest Six of the Best column for Nerdery Republic is about Mike Doughty. Read it here. Six of the best… Mike Doughty songs
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Tagged mike doughty, music, soul coughing
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Album Review: “Flossophy” by Brentalfloss
I won’t lie — while I’m certainly impressed with brentalfloss’s musical and writing talent, I didn’t love his second album, Bits of Me, as much as I’d hoped to. Whatever came after that was going to impress me, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged brent black, brentalfloss, flossophy, review
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SIX OF THE BEST… things that drive you nuts about your co-workers
You are getting paid a good salary to do this job. Have a little pride in your work and spell-check. Do you realize how stupid we all look when you can’t spell “vandalized” or put a space between “in” and … Continue reading
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Tagged co-workers, comic sans, headphones, proofreading, turn it off, volume, work
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways not to be a dick on the elevator
I work in a 27-story office building with ten elevators. We share them quite a lot, and the fact that we have so many usually means that there’s plenty of room. My old job, though, only had three (and only … Continue reading
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Tagged elevator, face front, no farting, office building
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Two, Four, Six, Eight: What Do We Appreciate?
My latest article for Nerdery Public revisits lessons learned while I was at summer camp. Read. TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT; WHAT DO WE APPRECIATE?
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Tagged behavior, cheering, color war, divisiveness, sing-off, spirit, summer camp
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to make cleaning suck less
Here’s my latest issue of “Six of the Best” on Nerdery Public. SIX OF THE BEST… ways to make cleaning suck less
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Tagged breaks, cleaning, laziness, organization, patterns
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Movie Review: “Upside Down”
The concept of a world that’s opposite to our own isn’t a new one. I mean, even John Norman did it with his Gor novels. And the concept of playing with gravity isn’t new either. But mix them together and … Continue reading
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Tagged down below, jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, review, up above, up top, upside down
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SIX OF THE BEST… places to fart while at work
I promise that every “Six of the Best” column won’t be about bathroom-related things. I really do. …but this week’s column is about farting. SIX OF THE BEST… places to fart while at work is up at The Nerdery Public.
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Tagged air freshener, farticule, farting, scrum, the long tail, work, working
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SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
I’ve started a new column for Nerdery Public called “Six of the Best”. The inaugural one covers Words With Friends, because why the hell not? SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
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Tagged ar, dougie, gaming, jo, ki, mm, si, spanking reference, wo, words with friends
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Movie Review: “Upstream Color”
Look, I’m not going to lie to you: I had no fucking clue what was going on for most of the first half of Upstream Color, the second feature film from director Shane Carruth. From my review of Upstream Color … Continue reading
Posted in indie (or indie-style), movie, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged film, movie, review, shane carruth, upstream color
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Movie Review: “Europa Report”
I reviewed Europa Report for Escape Pod. Movie Review: Europa Report
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Tagged europa, europa report, found footage, reality show, review, sci-fi
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Shut Up and Take My Money, USA Network!
What happens when a proud cord-cutter wants to watch a basic cable show? I discuss this on Nerdery Public. Shut Up and Take My Money, USA Network!
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Tagged cord cutting, psych, psych the musical, streaming, usa network, video on demand, vod
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Movie Review: “Apollo 18”
It’s been a long time since America has been to the moon. Hell, at this point even the Chinese have sent a lander there, if not actual taikonauts yet. The last moon mission was Apollo 17, back in 1972. Or … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo 18, found footage, movie, review, ryan robbins, warren christie
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“Secret Santa 2: Krampusnacht”
The sequel to “Secret Santa”, SECRET SANTA 2: KRAMPUSNACHT, is now up at the Dunesteef. Listen here. Episode 149 — Secret Santa 2: Krampusnacht
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Tagged christmas, dunesteef, fairy tale, fantasy, krampusnacht, myth, secret santa, secret santa 2
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a review of “Secret Santa”
This is a clever, entertaining story that reads easily and did not go where I expected. As an added bonus, it includes a candid look at fat intolerance. While it is complete, it’s a measure of good storytelling that it … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, christmas, fairy tale, kindle, myth, review, secret santa
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a review for “Secret Santa”
A lot of holiday stories are pretty trite, folks, or worse, are cloyingly, embarrassingly stupid. “Secret Santa” is a Christmas story with an edge, with a bit of bite to it, that stands out from the crowd. That doesn’t mean … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, dunesteef, fairy tale, kindle, myth, review, rish outfield, secret santa
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a review for “Secret Santa”
THE absolute best Christmas story I’ve ever read, hands down! Secret Santa is unlike any story I’ve read about Christmas, so it’s not a cheap knock-off like a lot of the so-called “original” fiction out there. I can’t wait to … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, fairy tale, kindle, myth, review, secret santa
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“Secret Santa”
I’ve just released my first ever Kindle product (under my real name): Secret Santa, originally published by the Dunesteef in 2012, now available for your reading pleasure with all-new illustrations by Duc Tran. The perfect length to read while standing … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, duc tran, fairy tale, fiction, kindle, myth, santa claus, secret santa
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“Greener”
My short-story “Greener”, first published in Asimov’s, has been reprinted in audio form by StarShipSofa. So if you missed it before, now is an excellent time to hear it. “Greener” in StarShipSofa No 313
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Tagged disease, divorce, family, greener, podcast, reprint, sci-fi, sex, starshipsofa
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Movie Review: “Chronicle”
I’ve always enjoyed superhero stories — I’ve written a superhero novel and a couple of short-stories, and I’ve seen a lot of superhero TV shows and films. I recently saw “Man of Steel”, and I have to say that I … Continue reading
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Tagged chronicle, review, superhero
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 