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Monday, December 30, 2019
Thursday, December 26, 2019
SECOND PATREON POST FOR DECEMBER
I'm doing something a little different this time. The post is actually public for the next week or so, meaning you don't have to pay to read it. But if you like what you see, maybe you will see to it to pledge at least a dollar per month to read all the other stuff that came before this post and all that comes after.
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Monday, December 23, 2019
Quote of the Week...
...comes from a Facebook commenter on a post where someone was desperately trying to ascribe communism to the Nazis:
There is socialism in “national socialism” in the same way there is shepherd in “shepherd’s pie.”
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Book Trailer for "Classics Remixed Vol. II"
I had no idea this even existed! Even worse, it's been online since October of this year. Ah, well. No time like the prescient, right?
Below is the link to the Youtube trailer for the anthology featuring my short story, "Gorgon Not Forgotten." If you watch carefully, you may even see the head of yours truly hovering along with other authors.
View the trailer here.
Order the book here.
Look at the cover of the book...right here!
Below is the link to the Youtube trailer for the anthology featuring my short story, "Gorgon Not Forgotten." If you watch carefully, you may even see the head of yours truly hovering along with other authors.
View the trailer here.
Order the book here.
Look at the cover of the book...right here!
Friday, December 6, 2019
Best & worst Movies of the Last Ten Years- Updated as of 12/1/19!
Below is my list of what I considered to be the worst and best films of 2009-2019. Keep in mind this list is based solely on movies I have actually seen:
2009
Best: Inglorious Basterds
Worst: Avatar
Honorable Mention for Best: Watchmen & Star Trek
Most Overrated: The Hurt Locker
2010
Best: Inception
Worst: Hot Tub Time Machine & Jonah Hex
Honorable Mention for Best: True Grit & Kick-Ass
Honorable Mention for Worst: Skyline
2011
Best: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol & X-Men: First Class
Worst: The Hangover Part II
Honorable Mention for Best: Another Earth
Honorable Mention for Worst: Hobo With a Shotgun
Most Overrated: Super 8 (Still a good movie, though)
2012- This was a tough year for choosing one Worst!
Best: The Avengers
Worst: The Hunger Games
Honorable Mention for Worst: Skyfall
Honorable Mention for Best: Looper
2013- The Year of Absolute Shit
Best: 12 Years a Slave
Worst: Frozen
Honorable Mention for Worst: Identity Thief & A Good Day to Die Hard & This is the End
2014
Best: X-Men Days of Future Past & Captain America The Winter Soldier
Worst: Transformers: Age of Extinction
Honorable Mention For Best: Birdman
Honorable Mention for Worst: Big Hero 6
Most Overrated: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015
Best: Stars Wars the Force Awakens
Worst: Fantastic Four
Honorable Mention for Best: Straight Outta Compton & The Martian
Most Overrated: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016
Best: Arrival & Shin Godzilla
Worst: Deadpool
Honorable Mention for Best: The Nice Guys
Most Overrated: Captain America: Civil War & Rogue One
2017
Best: Logan
Worst: It
Honorable Mention for Worst: Get Out (Also Most Overrated)
2018
Best: Avengers: Infinity War
Worst: No Movie Met the Criteria
Honorable Mention for Best: Annihilation & Bohemian Rhapsody
Most Overrated: Black Panther (A good but flawed movie)
2019
Best: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Worst: (SH)It: Chapter 2
Most Overrated: Captain Marvel
Honorable Mention for Worst: Avengers: Endgame (Didn't hate it but it was a huge disappointment on all levels
2009
Best: Inglorious Basterds
Worst: Avatar
Honorable Mention for Best: Watchmen & Star Trek
Most Overrated: The Hurt Locker
2010
Best: Inception
Worst: Hot Tub Time Machine & Jonah Hex
Honorable Mention for Best: True Grit & Kick-Ass
Honorable Mention for Worst: Skyline
2011
Best: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol & X-Men: First Class
Worst: The Hangover Part II
Honorable Mention for Best: Another Earth
Honorable Mention for Worst: Hobo With a Shotgun
Most Overrated: Super 8 (Still a good movie, though)
2012- This was a tough year for choosing one Worst!
Best: The Avengers
Worst: The Hunger Games
Honorable Mention for Worst: Skyfall
Honorable Mention for Best: Looper
2013- The Year of Absolute Shit
Best: 12 Years a Slave
Worst: Frozen
Honorable Mention for Worst: Identity Thief & A Good Day to Die Hard & This is the End
2014
Best: X-Men Days of Future Past & Captain America The Winter Soldier
Worst: Transformers: Age of Extinction
Honorable Mention For Best: Birdman
Honorable Mention for Worst: Big Hero 6
Most Overrated: Guardians of the Galaxy
2015
Best: Stars Wars the Force Awakens
Worst: Fantastic Four
Honorable Mention for Best: Straight Outta Compton & The Martian
Most Overrated: Mad Max: Fury Road
2016
Best: Arrival & Shin Godzilla
Worst: Deadpool
Honorable Mention for Best: The Nice Guys
Most Overrated: Captain America: Civil War & Rogue One
2017
Best: Logan
Worst: It
Honorable Mention for Worst: Get Out (Also Most Overrated)
2018
Best: Avengers: Infinity War
Worst: No Movie Met the Criteria
Honorable Mention for Best: Annihilation & Bohemian Rhapsody
Most Overrated: Black Panther (A good but flawed movie)
2019
Best: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Worst: (SH)It: Chapter 2
Most Overrated: Captain Marvel
Honorable Mention for Worst: Avengers: Endgame (Didn't hate it but it was a huge disappointment on all levels
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Two Reviews/One Announcement.
I'll get to my "big announcement" in a moment but let's start with the reviews I ran across. The first is of the 2011 anthology "Legends, Denim & Silver" which featured my stark monster hunter story "Finally, the Source." This is still my favorite review of anything I've had published mainly because the reviewer really gets me, man! The response was exactly what I was going for, which is a rare thing indeed:
The other review doesn't mention me or my story but it is by the prestigious Publisher's weekly of the anthology pictured below:
Finally, The Source barely edges out the tales as my favorite in The Monster Hunters section, if only for its fantastic 'oh shit, did you just go there?!' ending. Wilson, a monster hunter, is recruited by the Nightmare Guild — his arch enemies if there ever were any — to take out the cause of all strife; for both monster and humans alike. After his eyes are opened to the trouble this new target has caused, he reluctantly takes on the task. While I suspected the ending before it came, I have to admit that it was still surprising that author Christopher Nadeau carried through with it. Sure it can be argued that his ending is open ended, but not so much that, yeah, that just happened.Read the entire anthology review here.
The other review doesn't mention me or my story but it is by the prestigious Publisher's weekly of the anthology pictured below:
You can read that review here.
You may be wondering why I ran across these reviews, or maybe you're thinking, "This MF's ego is off the charts! He's just randomly Googling reviews of his older work and then posting about it. How sad. What a tiny, pathetic man." Any other time you'd be right but this time I am doing it for a good reason. This is where the announcement portion of our program comes into play.
*Cue the trumpets*
I have finally decided to compile a short story collection comprised of previously published works, work that was published but is no longer available, and previously unpublished work. I even know which publisher I would like to send it to. So, shot in the dark, I know, but if there are any stories of mine you've read and feel deserve inclusion, feel free to let me know. I've already created a list but it's not written in stone.
Monday, December 2, 2019
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2 Migraine-inducingly Moronic Posts
No commentary, no attempts to rationalize. Just gaze, if you dare, on the stupid!
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Well, okay maybe not. But the following questionnaire is a good time waster until I post my next masterstroke and it does give you a glimp...
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My colleague & friend Nora Cook Smith now available on Amazon! Her book, not her. She's married. http://www.amazon.com/Not-So-Perfec...