I’ve been writing down scenes and ideas as they occur to me, but so far nothing has coalesced for a new story. The other thing I’ve been doing is re-reading the first three stories in the current series (“The Marvel … Continue reading
I bought comic books pretty much every week of my life, starting with whatever week Fantastic Four #26 came out (which may have been around May 1, 1964). As I reported before: “I Got Hooked on Comic Books by Superman’s … Continue reading
I’ve written before about my experiences watching Game of Thrones, and now I’m starting to read the first book (which is also called “Game of Thrones,” conveniently enough). I’m not going to go all the way through the book series, … Continue reading
I find it kind of annoying that words from “Jabberwocky” are ending up in the dictionary now. I’m not a Lewis Carroll afionado, but it’s always seemed to me that the magic of “Jabberwocky” is that Carroll’s words hint at … Continue reading
Some things: 1) I liked this article: “Opinion: Franchises are taking over Hollywood. If only they could all be ‘F9: The Fast Saga.’” Specifically on the subject of sex, it bothers me more and more that the Marvel movies are … Continue reading
I was taking a subway today, and, as we pulled into a station, I heard this announcement over the loudspeaker: “The alligator is at the center of the platform” My first thought was, “Well, I’m glad I’m not getting off … Continue reading