Category: Blog

  • The Incredible Hulk – A Movie Review

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    If you’ve ever been a fan of the Hulk, hardcore or otherwise, go see The Incredible Hulk.  You’ll be glad you did.  This version of the Hulk is not the psychoanalytical drama of Ang Lee from a few years ago (which, while a little boring, didn’t particularly bother me).  No, this Hulk is directed by…

  • Goodbye, Old Friend

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    Tomorrow I say goodbye to a steadfast friend who has been with me for almost eight years to the day-my car. I know this will seem silly to some.  Heck, even I’m surprised at how emotional I’ve become at the prospect of losing my 1998 cherry red Ford Mustang.  There’s nothing particularly special about it…

  • Guest of a Wonderful Book Club

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    This morning I met with the most delightful book club!  Many of them were friends with my wife through Oakland Elementary and had requested copies of my first short story collection, The Imagination’s Provocation: Volume I. I was a bit nervous about attending the session because many of the stories in that collection were written…

  • Sweeney Todd – A Movie Review

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    How can you go wrong with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp?  Answer: You can’t.  First and foremost, you must understand that Sweeney Todd is a musical.  Many people don’t make this realization before they sit down to watch the film.  If you’re among them, don’t feel bad-you’re not alone.  However, bear in mind this is…

  • Atonement – A Movie Review

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    I’ve read a few of Ian McEwan’s books, and while I’ve always found them stylistically impressive, I’ve never been too enthralled with the actual stories.  Because of this, I wasn’t in a huge rush to watch Atonement, a movie based upon one of his novels. In all honesty, I brought this movie home only as…

  • Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis – A Book Review

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    I largely credit my love of reading with The Chronicles of Narnia.  My fourth grade teacher read the entire series to our class and I loved every minute of it.  With the contemporary release of theatrical versions of the first two installments, I’ve enjoyed rereading the books for the first time in twenty years. Prince…

  • Jodi and the Shake-Up – June’s Bloomington News and Views Short Story

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    What would you do if you awakened in the middle of the night to hear someone tugging at your door?  My latest story in Bloomington News & Views for the Young at Heart presents just such a case!  With her husband away on a golf outing, Jodi sleeps with her bedroom door shut.  Unfortunately, she forgot to…

  • Original Art for the Baby

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    Talented and award-winning artist Dixie Petticrew (and my aunt) created the below picture as a gift to our little girl.  Kristen and I absolutely adore it!  We have several pieces of art by Aunt Dixie throughout our house, but this one is by far our favorite for obvious reasons. If you enlarge the picture by clicking…

  • Feeling Satisfied After LOST

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    Last night the fourth season of LOST wrapped up and it left me feeling intensely satisfied.  It is inarguably clear that the writers now have an end-goal in sight and are steadily working towards it.  I’ll admit, in earlier seasons, they played it pretty fast and loose with previous plot elements and characters.  That didn’t…

  • Chabon Writes about Superhero Unitards

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    Being a regular kind of dude, I have to admit I’m not a frequent (or even infrequent) consumer of The New Yorker.  However, last week I read several notices and received a few emails informing me that The New Yorker had published an article focusing on two of my favorite literary subjects: Michael Chabon and…