Sources of Inspiration: Creativity vs. Practicality
Too often, my desire to write, my creative impulse outstrips my ability to perform. My hands simply can’t move fast enough to put all the stories into words. Ideas come … Read more
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U=(N/T)M*G: CAT
Ah, another holy grail of science fiction and science has once again caught my eye and imagination in a interesting fashion. The culprit, this time, is time-travel. Sort of. Allow … Read more
A Testament Against Hate; Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender
I Am The Night; Rod Serling’s Testament Against Hatred By Jeff Baker The fifth season of the original Twilight Zone gets unjustly maligned. The show was showing its age and … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Activity Inspires Activity
April is coming. A month in which I do more writing than any other time of the year. First there’s Camp NaNoWriMo. I love this kind of creative, online camping … Read more
Shadows of the Night: Remembering “Dark Shadows” – Boogieman In Lavender
It all started with a dream. A woman on a train on her way to a place unfamiliar and strange to her with the voiceover narration beginning with the words; … Read more
U+(N/T)M*G: Edge
Out in a lonely spot, somewhere around the vast Australian desert, there sits a little machine one might mistake for a shiny table. And that machine did something our most … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Found
Sometimes, in the course of innocuous browsing for a topic, one comes across a cool bit of science and an unexpected tidbit pops up that really gets the muse going. … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Shiny!
Lately, I’ve been overwhelmed. Trying to make deadlines. Finishing projects. Trying to market myself. Trying, trying, I’m so very trying. (rueful grin) I think I’ve been trying too hard. … Read more
Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender; Reading Tom Reamy
Somewhere in my files is the beginning of a bad story called “Summer Job.” It’s wordy and takes an overly long time getting started. It has a small-town Kansas setting, … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Switch
The Y chromosome, which about half the planet’s population carries, is an interesting little thing. In humans, and most other species, it’s one of many traits to identify a male. … Read more