A Very Good Man: Part 1 (of 2)

I wanted to knock this all out in a single post, but it just got longer and longer, to the point that it was almost double the length of what I shoot for every week (roughly 2000-ish words).

So, enjoy part one of this two part hack Twilight Zone episode where you’ve probably guessed where it’s going before the second ad break!

Seriously, I really enjoyed writing this, despite it being pretty hacky. Hacky can be fun. Wait, I wrote about time travel two weeks in a row? SPOILERS!!!

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Short Story: The Wayback Machine

I missed my deadline last week! That means I have to put out two projects this week, lest I fall behind. It’s written right there in the rules. In The Motern Method that is.

This is actually an older story that I just came back and revised. It feels a bit like cheating, but it’s only slightly less work than banging out something that’s only existed in my head for 10+ years.

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Traudl Quest: Part 5

Ok, I’m a day late, but in my defense, I did have this just about ready to go out last night, but it was a holiday. I was doing my duty, as an American, to partake in all the most important patriotic duties: watching baseball, eating hot dogs, and watching fireworks while songs play, unironically, that sound patriotic, but are actually critical of some aspect of American society.

Anyway, Traudl’s quest continues with a shocking new development. Could she have found what she was looking for already? Obviously not, there are still a few more chapters to go!




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Short Story: Pacification

I cheated a little this week. This is something I wrote many years ago, but took the opportunity to revise and re-work.

Is that an excuse if it’s not good? “Why, I wrote this a while ago, before I became the brilliant artist I am now!”

No. It’s corny, cliche, and overly sincere, but I enjoyed revisiting (and correcting) my past self. As they say, there’s no accounting for taste.

Thank you for checking it out…

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Short Story: Unconditional

Unlike the last story, which I wrote a few weeks ago and revised the day I posted it, I just wrote this one today, so it might be a little rough.

The good news is, this one is nice and sappy, unlike the last one, which was a bit mean spirited in places. Just like last time, I’ll have a bit at the end explaining where this came from.

Here we go again…


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2023 in Movies… so far.

I haven’t done one of these in a long time, mostly because I don’t care anymore. I used to really enjoy going to the movies, but with the death of the mid-budget films (virtually all going straight to streaming), I’m pretty much only going to see tent-pole films, most of which are mediocre at best.

Anyway, here’s what I’ve seen in 2023 so far. This is a mix of movies I saw at the cinema this year, regardless of release date, and movies released this year I watched at home.

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