FRANKLYN C. THOMAS

I should start by stating that I’m a longtime fan of Christopher Moore. I was in Hudson News at JFK Airport in 2007 when I stumbled onto...

Hey, everybody! Welcome back! May is in full swing, and Spring is alive. Flowers have bloomed, the trees have filled in their leafy...

For a long time, I was an avid gamer. Video games had been a constant in my life since 1988 when I got a Nintendo Entertainment System...

For years, I was a “pantser.” I would go into a story with the bare minimum—a title, maybe an opening line, or some vague idea of what my...

2011’s Ready Player One is both an ode to 80’s culture and old-school gaming, and a love letter to cultural touchstones for readers of a...

I am always impressed by a story that attempts several narrative goals or blends several genres and pulls them off effectively. M.R....

Spring is here! Well, theoretically, anyway. It’s still a bit chilly in Northwest Washington, and some parts of the country still have...

Aside from the freezing temperatures, the icy roads, the short daylight hours, and the intermittent snow, rain, and hail (seriously,...

Let’s start with the disclaimer: spoilers. Spoilery spoilers that will spoil the movie like three-week-expired whole milk. Still here? ...

Hey all! Last year, like usual, I participated in the Goodreads Reading challenge. I dared myself to read 15 books, knowing full well...

The site is celebrating its first birthday! Woohoo! I thank all of you who have visited in the last year in support of this experiment...

Thanks to my trusty Netflix subscription, I have access to lots of great TV, past, and present, to help me on my night shifts when...

This post comes from a prompt from the writing group Word Nerds Unite, and it asks, “How did you become a writer?” I was always...

Hey all! Just a quick update on what’s going on here! I’m sure you noticed that the project with the Coming Soon banner has had its date...

Wait, when does it become too late to say that? For argument’s sake, let’s say anytime in January you see someone for the first time,...