I’m celebrating sixteen years in the US as of yesterday and just to prove it, I got homesick while I was in Seattle last week. Homesickness now and again and shows itself in many ways. It can be a desire to be […]
ROAD RASH plays to my two storytelling loves—crime and the supernatural. I don’t do it often, but I love to blend the genres. It’s the story of bank robber, James Straley. He might think his life is cursed, but it doesn’t compare to […]
The customer is king in the US and that’s great, but there are limits and that’s never more applicable than when it comes to dealing with doctors and dentists. I’ve recently been to the doctor and dentist so my opinion has been […]
I made a pledge to all of you. What’s that? You didn’t know! Yeah, that’s on me. I made the pledge without consulting you. It’s a personal thing with myself than with you, but it is for your benefit. Trust me. Forgive […]
Go big or go hungry…“Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.” ~Mitch Ratcliffe
The other week I talked about Public Information Films of the 1970’s scared, warped and thrilled me as a child with their unfiltered messages of what not to do as a kid. This week I want to talk about a kids’ TV […]
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is one of my favorite films and I also think it’s best action movie ever made. My belief has been reinforced by the string of blockbusters we’ve had in recent years. Yes, the IRON MAN franchise, the TRANSFORMERSfranchise […]
It’s an all for one and one for all thing…so play fair. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” ~Abraham Lincoln
I’m happy to announce the release of a new collection of short crime stories called CRESTFALLEN. The collection features San Francisco private investigator, Peter Crestfallen. In fine PI style, he has a penchant for attracting problem clients. He’s the kind of […]
A few weeks ago, there was quite a lot of fuss made about Louis CK’s show Louie in which Louie comes precariously close to molesting a friend when she rebuffs his advances. It is an uncomfortable scene which made me squirm. Yes, […]