Is This Raiders-To-Vegas Sleazefest Going To Kill My Fandom?
It seems almost cosmically unfair. The Raiders might, with a little luck, break the 8-8 barrier for the first time since they lost the Super Bowl in 2002, yet I…
On Fandom
The release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which I haven't seen and am feeling little-to-no temptation to see, got me thinking about my relationship with the things I claim…
When It Comes To the Raiders, My Heart is Mulder, But My Head is Scully
So, the Oakland Raiders won a road game, and oh, it would make me happy if I thought I could expect more. Even some Raider reporters who have every right…
Feeling Deflated
So, the New England Patriots were caught playing with deflated footballs in the AFC Championship Game. While we wait for their inevitable excuse--my money's on a reprise of Bill Belichick's…
Raiders Coach Dennis Allen Wants To Get What He Deserves
After wrapping up a second consecutive 4-12 season for the Oakland Raiders, Dennis Allen says he "deserves" to return for a third. Here are some of his reasons for wanting…
How I Cheer Up After Spending My Hours Writing About the Nazis
My books, and my writing in general, tends to go to dark places. Dismantle the Sun was all about cancer and loss. Summer of Long Knives is a tour through Hitler's morally insane…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
--I'm neutral to the (deleted) scene of Castle Dracula's collapse at the end of Dracula. The book ends acceptably enough as it stands. (The reason Stoker gave for cutting it was he…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Because most of the (3) readers of this site aren't fiction writers by trade, I usually don't link to blog post lamentations about the tough life of the literary fiction…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I've said all I care to say about the shooting in Connecticut...well, not quite all. One of the memes floating around Facebook and Twitter is that the media should either…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
I just finished the first draft of a review of a well-written but at the same time frustrating pastiche of Samuel Beckett's Mercier and Camier. You'll hear more about that in…