Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
I’m writing you from Brooklyn, New York, where I’m visiting my kid. Things are strange here compared to the suburbs of Lansing, but the basics still work fine. Smile at someone’s dog as they walk by and you get a smile back, either from the dog or the walker. Say hello and they’ll smile and … Read more
A new book is making the rounds of popularity in the circles where I hang out (Twitter and Substack) as writer after writer proclaims the book’s awesomeness. It’s Slow Productivity by Cal Newport, and I’m never going to read it. It’s not that I think the book is a bunch of hooey. On the contrary, … Read more
Last week, we saw a movie (Hey, Viktor!) at the local film festival and it’s a hoot. It’s about a child actor who has hit rock bottom in adulthood, acting in porn, alcoholic, and about to lose his family. It’s a dark comedy and the strong sense of humor lightens the mood. They made the … Read more
This past week, I bought myself an Atari “Gamestation Pro.” It has all the old Atari 2600 games, including classics from the arcades, such as Asteroids. It’s a lot of fun and was pretty close to a no-brainer for me, as I bought an open-box at a steep discount. When they first came out a … Read more
When I first decided to become a writer, at the age of 17, I suffered from Dunning-Kruger Effect about writing. If you’re not familiar, Dunning-Kruger means your ignorant about, or bad at, something, but you think you’re excellent at it. It’s a cognitive bias that twists your self-assessment about a thing. I was ignorant about … Read more