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Recently I watched Cowards Bend the Knee, a film by Guy Maddin. I have seen a number of his movies, including The Saddest Music in the World (possibly his best known and most accesible film), Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary, Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, and Archangel. If you’ve never heard of Maddin’s work, …

Ok, so, I was all set to sit back, lights out, and enjoy the big-ass thunderstorm. Great lightening, very close, loud rumbles, dark skies the whole bit. And then… We live on the corner of a major intersection in Brooklyn. The lights all went to red. So now, every 30 seconds I get to hear …

I’m not yet sure how I really feel about this movie. I want to like it more than I do considering the cast and the cinematography. Certainly it has some very chilling moments and I understand that it is a “horror” film more in the vein of Polanski or Hitchcock, but there just seems something …

I have put up some t-shirts over at TheLiminalShop at CafePress. I added a banner to the sidebar as well, so you can always wander into the store and check out the merch. I have some further ideas for t-shirts and other product that I will be adding to my inventory over the next couple …

I placed 2nd in Winner of the Week’s most recent contest. (It was the Invent a New Religion Contest.) Which means I didn’t get $50. Of course, if anyone thinks I should have won and wants to send me the prize money, feel free! 🙂

I hope you like. I took the header picture yesterday when Joya & I went to Coney Island. Let me know what you think of the new look.

working on a major paper for possible publication in a book of essays on the film Aliens film series. Also almost done tweaking this site to the point that I’m happy with it. Just a few more color adjustments to make. In the meanwhile, I leave you with this thought: The tooth fairy teaches children …

and under my own domain name.

Just a quick note before bed, I have started taking part in a website called www.writefight.org as a way to kick start my writing habit. Last week I won for a story called “Bird on a Wire” and I have a story to be posted for the title “Lightning Rod.” Check out the site if …