SIX OF THE BEST… Haven troubles
I remember watching the first two seasons of Syfy's Haven, and the premiere of the third, before having to give it up. There was some stuff going on in my life that took precedence, as [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… things about the new Wonder Woman movie
Buckle up, nerds, because I'm about to shatter your illusions about the "awesome" new Wonder Woman movie that hit theaters last week. There will be spoilers aplenty. If you haven't seen the film and don't [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… narrative devices you can’t use anymore (because they’re cliche’d)
Out of a sense of maudlin more than anything else, the week of Christmas I pulled up the Dunesteef episode where they ran published my novelette Secret Santa. I enjoyed listening to it again, but [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… musical episodes
It's no secret that I enjoy musicals. I can still sing along to most of my favorites, although honestly not very well because I'm not a great singer. I also enjoy musical episodes of TV [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… reasons Pokemon = Supernatural
In the past few months, my daughter has gotten really into Pokemon. She enjoys the program, which in my opinion isn't too bad as far as kids' programs go. A lot of the episodes have [...]
Burying the Ex: Some Tropes Just Won’t Die
Women are crazy. Am I right? *dude-bro high five* No? You’re not having any of that? That’s okay, neither am I really. I mean - I know my fair share of crazy gals - but [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to spend this weekend instead of seeing Fifty Shades of Grey
By now you've probably seen some sort of advertising for the "romantic" film Fifty Shades of Grey, based on the novel by E.L. James, based on her fan fiction of the Twilight series, except that [...]
SIX OF THE BEST… things Chicago Hope did 20 years ago that you thought were new developments
Have you heard of ER? Of course you have; it ran for more than a dozen seasons in the coveted 10pm-Thursday slot on NBC, and received almost two dozen Emmy Awards. But fewer people have [...]
Constantine – Season 1, Episode 2 (“The Darkness Beneath”) October 31st, 2014
Episode number two for Constantine has come and gone and I must say, there was a lot to like but still plenty of bugs that need to be worked out. With that in mind, let’s [...]
SIX OF THE WORST… ways you can ruin an otherwise-good idea for a genre fiction story
In celebration (or something) of NaNoWriMo, I've written a series of columns full of writing advice and tips. This is one of them. It's NaNoWriMo time, when thousands of people try to bang out a [...]