I had a friend in college who was one of those evangelical Christian types. We’d have arguments from time to time, always good natured and respectful. I remember him saying something about there being no atheists in foxholes, which I countered by telling him that was completely untrue citing the existence of MAAF. He explainedContinue reading “Untitled Short Fiction”
Category Archives: Storytelling
Tis the Season
In honor of the Halloween holiday today, please enjoy this scary story which is, like all traditional scary stories, told from true life events. Once upon a time, in a house just like this one… *** My uncle has been telling me for years that his house is haunted. It was never anything concrete heContinue reading “Tis the Season”
Lullabies and Nursery Crimes
Andy Pinkerton walks into my office first thing on a Monday morning. I haven’t even tasted the sippy cup of milk sitting on my desk when he shuffles in and lingers at the edge of my desk, hands folded in front of him, eyes roaming the floor and four walls of the office. Andy neverContinue reading “Lullabies and Nursery Crimes”
Bespoke Consumption
An interesting article by IndieWire last week looked at Christopher Nolan’s distaste for all film consumption options outside of a cinema. The referenced interview was all about the recent release of his war film Dunkirk. To Nolan, Dunkirk is all about theatrical viewing as it is the only way to “make you feel like youContinue reading “Bespoke Consumption”
Who in their write mind…
Word on the street is that if you want to succeed in the writing business, you need to have a blog. Just ask Google for reasons why and you’ll get a litany of articles extolling the virtues of blogging. But if just having a blog was enough, then all my adolescent LiveJournal entries would’ve certainlyContinue reading “Who in their write mind…”
The Barberry Writers 