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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Star Trek Beyond
This week I’m talking about Star Trek Beyond, which I enjoyed. For the most part. SIX OF THE BEST… things about Star Trek Beyond
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Tagged a mighty faggot, beastie boys, beyond, deus ex machina, into darkness, jem'hadar, krall, star trek beyond, yorktown
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SIX OF THE BEST… contemporary changes in etiquette rules
With my wedding coming up in less than a month, you can damn well bet I’ve been reading up on etiquette rules, and how they’ve changed. SIX OF THE BEST… contemporary changes in etiquette rules
SIX OF THE BEST… things the X-Files pilot episode did right
Holy crap, this show’s pilot episode is good. SIX OF THE BEST… things the X-Files pilot episode did right
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Tagged cigarette smoking man, FBI, fringe, infodump, lone gunmen, Mulder, poo-poo, Scully, the body, The X-Files, X-Files
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about the Abramsverse
If you didn’t know there was a Star Trek reboot series, helmed (for lack of a better word) by JJ Abrams, then you probably don’t live on the planet Earth. And even though the latest iteration isn’t written or directed … Continue reading
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Tagged abramsverse, gene roddenberry, JJ Abrams, lens flares, reboot, star trek, star wars, tie-in novels
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Movie Review: “Swiss Army Man”
I have reviewed Swiss Army Man, a.k.a. “the Daniel Radcliffe farting corpse movie”, at Escape Pod. Here is a link for you to click so you can read it.
“Stand Up”
If you read my collection The Clockwork Russian and Other Stories, you got first crack at reading my unpublished story “Stand Up”, about an autistic asexual nongendered superhero. It’s one of the stories I’m proudest of, because it was difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged asexual, autism, nongender, reprint, stand up, superhero
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Hamilton
Oh, come on, you knew it would be written eventually. The damn show has taken the theater world by storm, and it won like a zillion awards. You’re probably sick of hearing about it by now. Either that, or you … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
I’m moving soon, and before you move, you need to get rid of stuff. So I wrote a column about the stuff I’ve gotten rid of in the past month or so. SIX OF THE BEST… decluttering ideas
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Tagged backup disks, books, boxes, cables, CDs, clothing, clutter, decluttering, dvds, fat clothes, golf gifts, moving, school newspapers, stuffed animals, timeline
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SIX OF THE BEST… from 20 years ago
When you declutter your house, you go through all your old boxes. Sometimes you find your school newspapers from 20 years ago. And sometimes you discover that you’re still doing the same thing you used to do way back then. … Continue reading
“My Pillow” on Kindle
The editor of Abstract Jam has released issue 3 on Kindle. It contains my surrealist horror story “My Pillow”. You can get a copy here. Or, if you prefer a printed version, here’s one you can buy.
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Tagged abstract jam, horror, my pillow, surreal
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about three-day weekends
It’s now three days after the last three-day weekend ended, and I’m still messed up about what day it is — and even what week it is. You may love them, but I was able to find SIX OF THE … Continue reading
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Tagged dilbert, memorial day, movies, playdate, six of the best, six of the worst, three-day weekend, traffic, weekend
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“My Pillow”
My surrealist horror short-story “My Pillow” appears in the latest issue of Abstract Jam. Buy a copy here, or read it free at their site. This one’s not for readers under… oh… let’s say 16.
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Tagged abstract jam, horror, my pillow, relationships, surreal
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
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Tagged brevity, e-mail, e-mail signatures, email, formality, important, slater, subject lines, summarize, tangents, work
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about business travel
Here are six of the best things about business travel.
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Tagged air travel, airfare, birthday, business travel, las vegas, per diem, praise, rideshare, taxi, travel, travel agent, wi-fi
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to outline your novel
Chris is very matter-of-fact about it — she has to do what she has to do, and if things do get changed back, he’ll never know. In the meantime, he wants to have as much time with her as he … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, after the apocalypse, ending, fan fiction, fanfic, flashdrive, format, google docs, laurell k. hamilton, outline, outlining, roman numerals, scrivener, self-publishing, tangible progress, writing
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SIX OF THE WORST… Great Lakes Avengers
I hate squirrels, so you can probably guess who’s #1 in Six of the Worst… Great Lakes Avengers.
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Tagged avengers, big bertha, captain america civil war, captain america the winter soldier, center stage, comics, deadpool, doorman, eating disorders, flatman, grasshopper, great lakes avengers, highlander the series, hyperion, marvel, mcu, mr immortal, read or die, squirrel girl, squirrels, the beastmaster, the greatest american hero
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 