Tag Archive for writing

Yeah, That One Time at Wal-Mart

by Michele Peterson-Rufener • September 27, 2012 • 0 Comments

Sometimes everyone needs a break from something they love. For me it’s been a break from writing – I haven’t touched my personal blog in months and have just reposted some older ones for Secret Laboratory. I even put my…

by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy • April 16, 2012 • 0 Comments

The main title of this piece is not a typo. According to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, as far back as April 10th of 2010, representatives from Apple Computers met with reps from Hatchett, Simon and Schuster, and HarperCollins, three…

by Mark A. Garcia • March 31, 2012 • 0 Comments

I drove a limo for a maniacal man Make a little bread was the general plan Where you headed was the question I asked most? When someone asked me back I was gone like a ghost I drove to…

by Michael Nardine • March 10, 2012 • 0 Comments

Writing A Book? Don’t Forget Your Website! Writing a book or thinking about writing one? Already have one published or online? Then think seriously about getting yourself a domain name and a website. There is no better way of bringing…

by Samantha Veldhouse • March 9, 2012 • 0 Comments

Once again North Dakota is buzzing around the internet; both pleasantly surprising the east and west coasts and reminding them of the simple life that is found in “flyover country”. Marilyn Hagerty and her column The EatBeat of the Grand…

by Michael Nardine • January 29, 2012 • 0 Comments

The Uncanny Valley: Tales From A Lost Town by Gregory Miller Illustrated by Randall York StoneGarden.Net Publishers 2011 Reviewed by Mike Nardine (“Gregory Miller is a fresh new talent with a great future.” –Ray Bradbury) As all of us know,…

by Michael Nardine • January 25, 2012 • 0 Comments

Authors, rejoice! You have nothing to lose but your unpublished manuscripts! Ebooks, Ereaders and Epublishing are the great levelers. You got the same 100% chance of getting published as Stephen King. You no longer have to send your book to…

by John T. Schmitz • October 9, 2011 • 0 Comments

The Minnesota Vikings actually won today, beating the Arizona Cardinals 34 – 10. Amazing. Recently, I’ve been saying things like, “Sorry I can’t come over—I’m gonna stay home and watch the Vikings lose.” It’s five o’clock and the house is…

by John T. Schmitz • September 25, 2011 • 0 Comments

Congress passed a bill on Friday that would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the name of good business and profits; it will undoubtedly be defeated in the Senate—and barring that, the White House has threatened to veto it.…

by John T. Schmitz • September 16, 2011 • 0 Comments

Rick Perry talks a good game, but let’s get down to brass tacks: according to one of his own state agencies, the Texas unemployment rate increased to 8.5% in August—the highest level in more than 24 years and more than twice…

by John T. Schmitz • September 15, 2011 • 0 Comments

Well, the Republicans pulled off the seemingly impossible feat of winning special election seats in Nevada and New York on Tuesday. Anthony Weiner’s vacancy went to Republican political novice Bob Turner, while Republican Mark Amodei won in Nevada. Many view…

by John T. Schmitz • September 8, 2011 • 5 Comments

Once again, many thanks to one of my readers, Mr. Brent Kyle, who turned me onto a wonderful website—http://www.chrismartenson.com. So far, I have not had much time to explore the site; instead, I’ve devoted a bit of time to watching…

by John T. Schmitz • July 30, 2011 • 0 Comments

That is part of the subtitle of Griftopia, Matt Taibbi’s 2010 book on the economic con that is sucking the marrow from this nation’s bones. I bought this book for my wife and I just started reading it today; I’m…

by John T. Schmitz • June 10, 2011 • 4 Comments

When I was first introduced to the Zeitgeist Movement and the Venus Project a couple of years ago, I dismissed their videos as the ravings of a bunch of idealistic, liberal nutcases—the kind of talk that is best left ignored.…

by John T. Schmitz • June 7, 2011 • 1 Comment

This will just be a quick note to introduce my new blog and bring my fans up-to-date on what I’ve been doing. Thank you to everyone who has purchased my first three novels; shame on you to those who have…