I've been working my ass off. I'm down to the last story. I'm plotting it out. It's going to be very Goodnight Ireneish but in short story form. In the meantime, here are some blurbs. It's About Impossible Crime (2025) 1. Silent Steps of Murder In the dead of a Chicago winter, Detective Rowan Manory… Continue reading One more Story to go.
“An impossible crime sends the common policeman into a tailspin. Here we have a man found murdered in a locked room, the key placed inside the door, the time set by two aural witnesses, no method of escape for the killer. It is a paradox, a puzzle, a damned fine headache for the uninitiated.” He… Continue reading Update March 8
If you've read this blog at other times of publishing, you know the story. I get a date in my head. I say it. When the date comes, I find out I need a few more months. Well, in case you don't know, I've been writing a book of short stories. I said that March… Continue reading Update 01/30/2025
Johnny Guitar (1954) Truffaut said of Johnny Guitar that the cowboys die like ballerinas. There's also a lot of animalistic action in the cinema of Ray--check out that v-flock behind Mercedes McCambridge. Sterling Hayden plays the title character, but Joan Crawford is the star. She never had this much sympathy in a performance again. To… Continue reading My favorite Films of the 50s
Naked Lunch (1991) Burroughs explained the title Naked Lunch as, "A frozen moment when everyone sees what is on the end of every fork." The naked lunch served up in Naked Lunch is the moment a man realizes he is homosexual, but married to a woman he half-despises and both of them are hooked to… Continue reading My favorite films of the 90s
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