My story on Flash Fiction Friday
Listen to my ~1000 word audio story on Immortal Work’s Flash Fiction Friday read by Angela Wright-Stevens. Let me know what you thought in the comments.
The Postmodern Frankenstein’s Monster: Aida from MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
Mad scientists have taken many forms/personages/appearances over the decades since Frankenstein, Moreau, and Rotwang. We have the plucky good guys like Flubber and Doc Brown, and the villainous breed in the Re-Animator and perhaps 90% of Spider-man villains. In our … Continued
My Strength Finder results and Board Games
At work, my boss gave me the book Strength Finder 2.0 and challenged me take the quiz to discover my true strengths and to develop ways to utilize those strengths in my job. My results were not surprising to me at all, and … Continued
Legion on FX is my Newest Obsession!
My new obsession is Legion on F/X. This is a Marvel/X-men TV show disguised as a quirky love story/psycho-drama. Much of the show takes place in the main characters extremely unreliable memory, which makes for some delicious and creepy moments … Continued
Jillian Holtzmann is my new favorite mad scientist!
We’ve had Doc Brown and Egon Spangler as our prototypical good-guy mad scientist role models for so long. A great one doesn’t come around often, but Holtzmann is everything! She’s brilliant, quirky, and endlessly hilarious. She creates the awesome, and … Continued
Submitted the draft of my manuscript to my editor!!!
As I progress through this process of getting a book published, I’m grateful that my manuscript is going through an editor. I know people who have a love/hate relationship with this part of the process, and even though I’m a … Continued
Check out my book announcement at Immortal Works
It’s officially announced at Immortal Works. My mug is there staring back at you. My book’s description is there for all to read. See it all at Immortal Works. So, what am I doing now? I’m editing like mad, … Continued
My book is going to be published
After many queries to agents and publishers, my book is going to be published. I just signed the contract with Immortal Works Press to publish my novel, Devil in the Microscope. Devil in the Microscope follows Anika as she moves … Continued
The Mad Science and Friendship of Stranger Things
Stranger Things by the Duffer Brothers and Netflix is simply fantastic storytelling. Sure, the 80s nostalgia and ode to 80s cinema are prevalent and entertaining, but the heart and soul of this show is rooted in the familiar human experience, … Continued
Tales from SaltCON, a Northern Utah Board Game Convention
In March, I attended a board game convention in Northern Utah called SaltCON as a part of the Meeple Nation Podcast. As podcast hosts, Nathan, Brent, and I ran several social deduction games, including Two Rooms and a Boom!, Ultimate … Continued