I am sure many of you reading this blog have seen nothing on the news but the tragic destruction of Moore, Oklahoma. However, there is a community hit by an EF-3 tornado the night before these terrible events who are being missed by the media entirely. I live and work in the Little Axe community, … Continue reading »
Oklahoma Tornadoes: In the Middle of Danger
Anyone who does not live in central Oklahoma probably doesn’t understand the threat of tornadoes like the people who live with it each year. It seems that each year they get worse, the EF scale is red lined, and these terrible forces of nature flatten the homes of hundreds of families. Last night we evacuated … Continue reading »
Friday Flash Fiction: The Road from Peña Dura
His dark hair, as shaggy and unkempt as his grizzled beard, formed a ring around his beak-like nose and deep set eyes. His clothes, tattered and worn from traveling for endless miles on foot, smelled of sweat and dirt and the darkness of Peña Dura. He caught rides on oxcarts, sharing afternoons with chickens and … Continue reading »
Emulation: How Much Is Too Much?
We all have our favorite books as writers. All of us have that author we would aspire to write like and have the successes that that particular writer has had. One problem that plagues many amateur writers is their self-imposed need to be exactly like “so and so” because that author is successful or has … Continue reading »
Research: All Good Writers Do It
This last weekend Baz Luhrmann’s film The Great Gatsby premiered in American theaters. I haven’t had a chance to get to the theater to see it, but I will probably do that soon. School is winding down and soon I will have the summer to write, do editing projects, and spend time with my family doing … Continue reading »
New Podcast Up: The Writing Slump
In this exciting new podcast we discuss the problems of the writing slump…and Roger confesses to not writing for a WEEK! We also discuss the following story and how it is a sad example of people fearing what they do not understand. You can find the podcast here.
Friday Flash Fiction: Plywood Box
The following flash fiction story was inspired by something I actually saw in the real world that started my imagination to humming. While walking to the Metro library to record our latest podcast, I happened upon a plywood box on the sidewalk with the curious words “Please don’t let out the snakes. MGMT” written on … Continue reading »
Ender’s Game: A Long Awaited Movie
Fans of Orson Scott Card were giddy this week as the trailer for the long awaited film based on his classic novel Ender’s Game hit the internet. Here is the trailer: In 1977 when this book released I was in 2nd grade and Star Wars had just hit theaters. It wasn’t until Jedi was released in … Continue reading »
Iron Man 3: A Brief Review
This weekend I caught Iron Man 3 at the local cinema and as a comic book geek who loves good writing I will have to say that it was a fun ride while maintaining the integrity of the Iron Man mythos. Many comic book movies of the ’80′s and especially the ’90′s gave in to the … Continue reading »
Friday Flash Fiction: The Room
His eyes flicked open and he rose shakily to his feet, wiping some substance from his face that felt like grease from his cheek with the back of his hand. He almost slipped on the slick floor, and in the dim light he could see his reflection faintly staring up at him from beneath his … Continue reading »
