So normally, I segregate my articles for the Health/Medical/Science blog at www.preparetodefendyourself.com from the more entertainment oriented stuff I post here, but what I have recently been writing about has such potential public impact that I am doing a bit of crossover. Now, you may be saying, "I live on the Lower East Side or I'm on a yacht in the Mediterranean so I'm not concerned with wildfires." Okay, fair enough, and yes I am jealous, but when you check out the r

Eric talks audiobooks, the Vegas art scene, audiobook microphones, and what not to do to a Picasso! https://vimeo.com/1163371076 I can’t say enough about what a delight it is to work with Eric at the National Southwestern Recording Studio in the art district of Las Vegas. As promised if interested the number is (702) 527-7990 and the website is www.11thstreetrecords.com

Nate gives advice about what an artist AND and author should keep in mind in crafting award-winning work. https://vimeo.com/1161909763 Nate chats about art, books, movies, and characters... and does a few!

I don’t know, but this pic looks like my worst karaoke nightmare come true. Thanks again to the Board of Gold Country Writers, and especially, Margie Yee Webb for having me in Auburn. It was s shockingly incredible turnout for the conversation about the similarities between writing Horror and Humor.  For anyone who missed it and would like to partake, here’s the link to the broadcast. I promise, it’s a sure cure for insomnia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUHYbJIpgLg Here’s

From left: Dan Araujo, Sarah Bresniker, Matthew Minson, Terry Wicks, Chery Anderson, Barbara Young, Pat Sears, Trudi York Gardner, Margie Yee Webb, Sarah Pressler, Mac Daly, Rick Meredith (photo by Nissreen, Old Town Grill) It was a real honor to speak with the members of Gold Country Writers about writing Humor and Horror and how the two overlap. What a fantastic and accomplished group of artists and writers. Mercifully, they rescued me from having to do all the talking, and

They are the twins at the mirror! Both sides of the thespian mask. And more alike than most consider initially. Next week, we will dispel the myths! I am really looking forward to hanging out with the great folks at Gold Country Writers in Auburn, California on January 21, 2026, from 10-12 and talking about the special similarities of writing humor and horror. We look at not just the similarities in both genres, how they blend, why writing them is actually more challenging th

I have been asked about this weird little film a couple of times, mostly, if I would ever just put it out there publicly. Well, I think it is time. https://vimeo.com/334327180 It was a little workhorse. It did its turn on the festival circuit and won a few awards, and then to my surprise, I started getting some requests from tech companies and conferences. They wanted to show it as it seemed prescient to a world moving more fully into AI. So, has recently had a second life.

One of my literary heroes is the poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. Not because she did something so generous for me—she did—but because it was one of her poems that triggered something in me and made me see the soul-enriching  value of great writing.  The poem was “We Real Cool.” It was amazing, highly visual, vital, and, for me, permanent. What I didn’t realize, until years later when I attended her public reading of it, was that I had the cadence wrong. So, she taught me something tw

What a great surprise to hear Sun City and Crockettville mentioned on "What a Joke with Papa and Fortune" https://www.facebook.com/NetflixIsAJoke/videos/what-a-joke-with-papa-and-fortune-on-netflix-is-a-joke-radio-on-siris-xm/1106800910478699/   on "Netflix is a Joke" on Sirius satellite. What A Joke with Papa and Fortune Really delighted when I heard that the hilarious Fortune Feimster and Tom Papa received their copies of Best Indie Book award winner, Sun City , and the gr

You know how when the Krispy Kreme “Hot Light” was on, it was a signal that something sweet and wonderful was happening inside, and that a real treat was coming? Well, the same thing happens at the 11 th Street Records/National Southwestern Recording studio.   If you are enjoying the arts district and you see that light glowing red, it means that someone - maybe the great Nate Tannenbaum, Eric Duran-Valle, and myself - are making art inside. On the right day, it may mean tha

They say you never appreciate a good thing until it is gone. That may be true, because I really missed the pleasure of working with Nathan Tannenbaum and Eric Duran-Valle at 11 th  Street Records studio. I just didn’t realize how much until we all got back together on the new project. Getting back into that mode, hearing Nate capture and create the characters of the upcoming humorous book Stuck in Stowe  is an incredible experience. Nathan Tannenbaum performing ... or maybe s

I'm really delighted and looking forward to talking about the similarities of writing Horror and Comedy at Gold Country Writers January 21, 2025. I have such great respect for what Margie Yee Webb has accomplished with fostering bibliophilia and the cultivation of story. I am really honored to be invited. So, join Thalia, the Muse of comedy, Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, and me for what promises to be a lively discussion. Oh, and in case you didn't know, those are the often

I received a notification from our platform partners providing the audiobook for Sun City, A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion and on some of the sites such as Audible, Apple and Googleplay, there was a glitch affecting a file section. It was on the platform end, and they were good enough to notify me that their issue was fixed. I wanted to share that if you downloaded the book, all you need to do is just refresh your download from those platforms your audiobook should

The audiobook version of Sun City, A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion is now available on ALL streaming platforms, including...

Sun City is now available on your streaming and downloadable platform. For all you Audible – O – philes it’ll be available very soon. In...

As they were the first to go live, I am happy to share the link below where you can enjoy a sample of the audio version of the...

In just a few days the audiobook for Sun City, A Hilariously Addictive Story of Rebellion will be live on Audible,  Apple, and Amazon,...

I recently wrote about artists and their art being as distinct as an oyster and its pearl. A lot of you wrote back, and said it makes...

You know, it is easy to get selfish. It is especially easy when you consider the “me me me” nature of self-promotion that seems to...

Just learned that my new book Stuck in Stowe was selected as a finalist. A conflicted contract killer infiltrates a Vermont...