Parker Jones Writing

“The Doctor Will See You Now..”

My novel, The Medicine Man is well underway. Just remember that classic line from Psycho, “We all go a little mad sometimes...”

Nothing but 5-stars so far!

The Wrong Side of the Grass is now available on Amazon!

here's the final cover... In the process of the final revisions... It's coming

Happy Birthday to father of cosmic horror. A huge inspiration to me and many writers in the genre.

I'm almost done with the book and it will be available on amazon and CreateSpace within a month! I'm really excited and nervous at the same time.

The final frontier... Of horror fiction. We definitely need more in this setting because space is a terrifying place on it's own.

Stephen King

This is sort of a rant, but I feel it's important. Let me preface this by saying that I consider myself to be socially liberal but fiscally conservative. What I want to talk about is the movement to include characters of different races, religions, and sexual orientations in comics and movies. I certainly don't feel that there is anything wrong with including these characters in fact I feel that it's long overdue. We need diversity in media just as there is diversity in the world. However, I think that these creators are misguided in their use of this. They have been making classic characters into things they are not. Ice man is gay, green lantern is gay, the x-men had a gay wedding, Thor has to be female, captain America is black, spiderman is black, the human torch is now black, superman is black, etc. Why make these changes? It's completely unnecessary. What they should do instead is create new characters who embody these types of people. The only examples of this are the new Ms. Marvel who is Muslim and Bunker who is an originally gay character. Both of these characters are awesome additions to their respective universes and they were envisioned as characters who embody these traits. The creators shouldn't change characters who already exist! They should create new characters and make us love them like the classics! Quit being lazy and write. It's literally your job. Further, the entire point of equal rights for all types of people is that they wish to be treated EQUALLY. Therefore, we should not build stories around the fact that they are different. That's the opposite of equality. They are not different as we are all part of the group known as the audience. Connect with all people not just some people. I wish stories about superheroes were about superheroes again. I don't give a shit who's black, white, gay, or straight. If they're good characters who I like and care about then they will succeed. Sorry to rant lol

This show is more than it appears to be. At first glance it looks like any other Adult Swim comedy, but while it is the funniest show they have it is also the most intelligently written. It is full of awesome science fiction and horror references as well as clever writing and powerful emotional moments. Check it out true believers!

Leftovers are in the fridge... -with love, Livingston

The Martian is probably the best science fiction novel I've ever read.

Joe Hill- Heart Shaped Box, Horns, NOS4A2, and 20th Century Ghosts Nick Cutter- The Troop, and The Deep Peter Clines- the Ex series Check them out