Creators Corner
It’s Time to be a Tender of Words Once More
“A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey I haven’t been a good gardner of late. It’s…
A Realization Which Lifts A Burden
I’m going to do something that I rarely, if ever, do within these four HTML walls: I’m going to write about myself. Once you’re all done laughing about the fact that I literally write a preface sharing my life story…
In the Dark of Night – Part 8
Jim Gaffigan broke last night. Not just a little, either. Jim Gaffigan broke last night, and in doing so I finally saw my pain realized. All the swallowed comments, all the tamped down politics, bursting forth in one righteous tirade…
Voice of War by Zack Argyle
“Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs?” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations When this book was first recommended to me, I admit I was a bit trepidatious. Epic-scale…
The Cunning Man by David John Butler and Aaron Michael Ritchey
“A great man is always willing to be little.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson David Butler and Aaron Ritchey have created something that I hadn’t known I needed until it was in front of me; a good man. Not…
Vultures by Luke Tarzian
“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin Life isn’t just a collection of everything bright and clear and colorful. There exists within all of us the deep truths of existence. These truths…
You need Train to Busan in Your Life
There are few things more beautiful than a genre movie which transcends its boundaries and defies all your expectations and preconceptions. I must admit, when Train to Busan slipped into my Netflix recommendations brandishing a ‘zombie outbreak’ descriptor, I instantly…
Breaking Nerd: Anime
As Game of Thrones begins to wind down, those souls awakened to the joy of nerdity may find themselves longing for hobbies and entertainment which will fill the void. Take heart, for Breaking Nerd is here to help! Come, gather…
The Exquisite Melancholy of Jen’Alliah Starlight – Part 1
Writing is a lot like life. It’s weird, mind-numbing and monotonous far too often, and full of the most odd coincidences you could imagine. Today’s post is the perfect storm of all the little things that come with the job. …
Witchy Eye by David John Butler (Redux)
I have reviewed this work before, but that was a few years ago when my life and my writing was in a different place. I’ve had years, plural, to grow both as a person and a writer since that review,…