The end of “The End of the Affair”
The End of the Affair was simply a great book. I had avoided Graham Greene books up to this point. I do not know why since he is often associated…
Tag: writing
Et tu, zombie?
In light of the recent zombie-related story posted a week back, I thought it might be a good time to look at the concept of the zombie in popular culture….
Zombies – What Is Hip?
The story “Dreams of Zombies” is about the desperate chase for the next big idea. The narrator is this poor schmo who somehow thinks he can make a living writing….
Expanding “Toy Lists”
The short story “Toy Lists” is a little longer now and a little more involved. I admit, it is a goofy story. The first part, the conversation about work versus…
Tweaking “Little Things”
I made a few small modifications to “Little Things” last week, nothing that affects the plot of the story but more in the way of attempts to refine and improve…
Wastelands…
I, like so many others in the reading public, went through a Stephen King phase. It was in junior high for me, when I bought his books by the yard…
Technology Reveals our Psychosis
J.G. Ballard’s High-Rise is like MySpace pages or user comments on a blog about Glenn Beck or Michael Vick – it’s a good place to lose your faith in humanity….
It always happens…
When you’re way way way way down at the bottom of the writing world, it seems every time you look up, there’s a luminary (or at least someone with better…
Short Story – Toy Lists
The short story “Toy Lists” is about an obsessive worker and his need to make a connection with another human in an anonymous and impermanent work environment. (Edits from the…
A Legacy of Annihiliation
Palahniuk takes an expansive approach to the culling song in his book Lullaby. For those who have not read the book, it features a bedtime poem, the recitation of which…