As Halloween approaches, I thought about doing a bit of research about the scary. Most think of ghosts as some apparition, poltergeist,...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...

James Hance, an artist originally from London, England, has combined two beloved pop culture icons into one. Imagine Winnie the Pooh as...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...

Elmore Leonard once published a book called 10 Rules of Writing. A short simple to the point book of the things he felt were important....

Jonathan and Kathleen Wright were renovating their 100-year-old home in Ann Arbor, Michigan sometime in 1993 when a tiny door appeared in...

Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and my favorite Ross MacDonald all are a part of the noir of hard-boiled crime fiction, as most...

The word whether written, spoken, sang, signed, or unspoken, the word is important. Words convey caring, hatred, anger, concern,...

For a writer, I believe reading is just as important as sitting down and filling a blank screen. Reading before bed is so engrained into...

Make Glorious, Amazing Mistakes. Make Mistakes Nobody's Ever Made Before. Don't Freeze, Don't Stop, Don't Worry That It Isn't Good...

I can argue that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is probably the best movie in the franchise. The movie bridges the new with the old as it...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...

Some things will resonate with you and some things will not. It’s a fact even when at times it is not very sensible between two differing...

Art has many forms and meanings. It also has many mediums. I’ve seen art made out of the graphite on the point of a pencil, spilled...

Brilliant and artistic people are simply brilliant and artistic. Take the “Double Statue of Mephistopheles and Margaretta,” located in...

Near the Dutch town of Eindhoven during the daytime, you can stroll or ride a bike down an unremarkable path. But at night a whole new...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...

Where does ice cream go to die? In a melted heap on the sidewalk? For the Ben and Jerry’s ice cream it is to the Flavor Graveyard. I...

“What if” posts are not simple writing prompts but supercharged explorations into the many directions a simple prompt can take you. Here...