“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”― Lyndon B. Johnson If the past several years have taught me anything, it's that…
I'm going to do something today I haven't really done in my blog despite it being a passion of mine, and examine an episode of television. In this case it's the disturbing "24/7" episode of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. Spoilers and dark subject matter ahead. John is a sorcerer of…
"Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be..." Salt 'n Peppa Not my favorite Salt 'n Peppa song (that would be "Push It") but it felt apt. Honestly, the title is probably the spiciest thing in this post so don't get too nervous and/or…
The last post was fun to write. This one is less fun, but I can't get back to work on creative endeavors until I untangle these thoughts. It's part of the process. I planned to delve deeper into another literary controversy, and it's one of the threads woven into a…
"We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr I'm supposed to be ramping up book promotion before launch, but it feels gross. Everything does. I had planned to follow up my last post with a detailed account of my…
“Sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”― Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum As an unaffiliated voter, I've often said you can know partisanship is inherently toxic, and still recognize when one party has reached peak toxicity. I was only wrong in underestimating how…
Last month I was focused on A Better Me, my debut novel coming out late spring. The main character is a film student who works as a production assistant, an entry level position that demands the ability to perform any number of tasks under pressure. I have so much respect…
"Male violence is not only tolerated, but celebrated; women’s violence is not only discouraged, but stigmatized.”Mary Anne Franks I can now announce my short story "The Patriarch" will come out in next spring's Family anthology from Writing Bloc. The anthology was originally planned for fall, and I had planned to…
I've mentioned my novel won't be out until next spring. I also have a new story set to appear in an anthology that has been pushed back to next year (a common occurance 2020/2021 for traditional and independent publishers alike) - which meant 2021 was destined to pass without a…
Labor: to exert one's powers of body or mind especially with painful or strenuous effort : WORK 2: to move with great effort 3: to suffer from some disadvantage or distress labor 4: to be in the labor of giving birthMerriam-Webster Dictionary I hear there’s a bounty on my womb. A high price in the currency of…