Amalgamating Morphemes

The Lullaby Effect of Carter & Lovecraft versus When Nietzsche Wept

I’m a so-so fan of HP Lovecraft. I guess I’ve read as much of him as I have more out of a sense of allegiance to the horror genre than a sense of loyalty to his literary acuity. Which is why I was somewhat surprised when I found myself selecting Jonathan L. Howard’s CARTER & LOVECRAFT the other night when cruising my Overdrive app looking for an audiobook fix for which to fall asleep to. That, to…

This amazing short film is trending on youtube. I don’t always check to see what’s trending on youtube because usually there are only inane things I have no interest in; however, I may have to start checking more if there is the chance that there is more quality art such as this production to discover. Interestingly/oddly, the film…

The Happily Disgruntled Writer Reflexs on Finding His Writing Inspiration

#amwriting #screenplays

Depressing Pasty White Boys Playlist for Melancholic Moods and Writing Inspiration

So, the past couple weeks I’ve been in a last-minute frenzy (the best way I find to write) to finish the screenplay for a feature film version of Leave. Yeah, we’re now – no jokin’ – just days away of getting Leave, the short film version*, in the can and we will soon be submitting the production (and let me tell ya, it’s been one hell of a production (to say the least)) to all the various and…

Writing Advice from Questionable Characters // #amwriting

“Hell, man, I know very well you didn’t come to me only to want to become a writer and after all what do I really know about it except you’ve got to stick to it with all the energy of a benny* addict.” ~ Dean Moriarty from ON THE ROAD Neal Cassady, the inspiration for the Dean Moriarty character, with Jack Kerouac from WIKIPEDIA *amwriting #ofthejournals   *Benzedrine, the trademark name for…

What do you do with the scraps of wood that have been cluttering your garage for over a decade?

Table Scraps As for yours truly, I finally get around to makin’ me a highly unsightly yet highly functional bed desk and manuscript holder in an effort to make the sorrowful task of writing a little less sorrowful, and from which I posted this self-aggrandizing semi-selfie (I got my feet in it anyway). Anyway… Write on! #amwriting

No Mind, No Attachment

The Mind in its dimensions is broad and great, like empty space. It has no sides or limits, it is neither square nor round, neither large nor small. It is neither blue, yellow, red, nor white; it has neither upper nor lower; it is neither long nor short. It knows neither anger nor pleasure, neither right nor wrong, neither good nor evil. It is without beginning and without end. But good friends,…

Maybe Elon has a point…

While I’m a big admirer of Elon Musk and all he’s been able to accomplish, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about his alarmist rhetoric regarding Artificial Intelligence’s threat to humanity, seeing it more as a means of grooming his future volunteers for a one-way ticket to a Mars colony. Not a bad strategy, mind you. But with each cool but creepy new video from Boston Dynamics that hits the web…

What’s My Name, Again?

And here I thought it was going to be such a dramatic hassle to change the name of my novel from The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor to Inside the Skin. I mean, I’ve been wanting to change it for quite a while now but kept putting it off thinking it would take a grand act of our dysfunctional Congress for it to happen. But guess what? Yup, you guessed it… it was a delicious piece of cake.…

NOW AVAILABLE* [FORMERLY, THE SEA TRIALS OF AN UNFORTUNATE SAILOR]   CURRENTLY TRENDING Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #695 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)           #1 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Psychological           #6 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Literary Fiction > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense    …

It is with a Heavy Heart that I Bid a Sad Adieu

I came up with the title of my novel, The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor, early on its development and I have grown to love it as I have any other part of my existence, such as my left pinkie finger, my crooked nose, my restless and weary soul. However, after seven years since the book’s publishing, and despite the fond things that have been said and written about the story (and a few not-so…

An Ode to Elon

[Best when sung to the tune of “Froggy Went A Courting”] The Man on Mars ain’t lookin’ at the stars He’s thinkin’ ’bout wars And how to power cars There’s money to be made In inter-planet trade Can’t wait to start the raid The Man on Mars ain’t thinkin’ ’bout Earth Cuz that tired old rock Has lost all its worth The Man on Mars is movin’ quick, you see Cuz after pummeling all of Mars It’s off to…

I’m happy to announce the release of my fifth book, a short story collection entitled:                           LEAVE: And Other Stories Short and Shorter However, instead of publishing it in a traditional manner with Amazon or other publishers, I am offering it as a gift to all new newsletter subscribers. So, if you’re not a subscriber, click one the big red button below and make it happen. If…

I don’t know why… But it’s pretty darn cool. So, to show my appreciation, what do you say we give them some air time. Bet you thought I was going to play Alphabet Aerobics, didn’t ya… #respect #blackalicious.com #africanamericanhistorymonth