Author Archives
I tell stories about your future.
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Persona Cracked: Liz Fyne
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Liz Fyne, has degrees in biology and neuroscience. She worked for 14 years doing biomedical research before she transitioned to fiction… Read More ›
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Opinion: My Cobra Kai t-shirt makes me immune to everything
I was looking forward to a fresh start in 2022. Weren’t you? The shutdown in March 2020 – damn, almost two years ago — was tough on my barbershop, and recovery hasn’t been easy. Wearing a muzzle on my face… Read More ›
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Persona Cracked: Joe Favalaro
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My second guest, Joe Favalaro, often writes under the pseudonym ‘Joe Straynge.’ He is a 28-year-old poet, novelist, screenwriter, and musician set to complete… Read More ›
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Persona Cracked: Alexia Knight
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My first guest, Alexia Knight, is a married mother who works as a teacher by profession and enjoys writing about her sex life. Ms…. Read More ›
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Aussies mixed about carbon-capturing ‘snow-cone’ machine
AYERS ROCK, AUS – This vast island continent, which endured devastating wildfires from 2019 to 2020 that burned more than 10 million hectares of land and killed over a billion animals, is set to participate in a United Nations’ program… Read More ›
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The Parlor Tricks of Civilization as Relayed by a Mad Clerk in a Soda Shop
Listen up, ya hopefuls, have I a mouthful to chew. Find yourselves mistaken, once? Twice? Well, consider this, too … If your tongue is black for candy, if it lashes out for reasons hunger can’t explain, pay attention greedily my… Read More ›
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Rampage leaves splattered victims, questions in wake of violence
PITTSBURGH – After an extreme dieter ran over several overweight pedestrians this week, members of this shocked community wondered if there were any connection between the victims, besides obesity. “It just doesn’t make sense,” said Tina Ward, 35, a dog… Read More ›
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Comic creator ‘liberates’ self, others from sexual shackles
Book Review: The Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lapore, 527 pages I stumbled on Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, directed by Angela Robinson. while searching for a movie to watch with my wife on Valentine’s Day. I am… Read More ›
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Dark tale hides shimmer of hope
Review: The Last Shimmer, Sage Hyatt Not Your Father’s Bedtime Stories, 20 pages Editing “The Last Shimmer” with Sage was such a fun and rewarding project. As her father, I am proud of her for many reasons, but especially because… Read More ›