Hello and welcome. I created this site for my amusement and
because I felt the need to bring some fiction to the web that
wasn't about sex and wasn't so cerebral it left you with a
headache. I have good guys and bad guys. I have science
fiction, fantasy, and a lot of plain old adventure. That's
what I like and I hope you agree.
The following links are stories I've written and posted here
with brief descriptions. Please give me any feedback you want,
I'd like this site to be a frequently visited one. And if you've visited before, thanks.
The Night of a Thousand Sins
The tale of a small Pennsylvania town and the man who struggles to save it. (It's also my personal favorite, first written as a medievel fantasy but updated a few years ago.)
The Lion Wakes Tonight
Big game hunting has plenty of inherent dangers, plus some unexpected ones as well.
Long Time From Home
A sister's love and determination can lead a family down several paths.
One
First contact with extra-terrestrial life brings with it the ancient contest of a truly alien civilization.
The Creation Chase
The discovery of a puzzling artifact interrupts an interstellar war.
Check back here from time to time because I am always adding new stuff! Plus, stories like "One" and "The Creation Chase" are intended to be serials. (However, I've kind of moved on to other things so I'm not sure how close to completion they'll come.)
In keeping with the furtherance of fine literature I also feel the need to post a list of my favorite books, arranged in no particular order. The titles are actually links that will allow you to purchase the books through an association with Amazon.com.
A fine book that I read as a child and loved. Good rabbits versus bad rabbits. It's also a vivid commentary on the human condition, as all great works are. I can't wait to give my ratty paperback copy to my son. (Watch, he'll probably hate it.)
The battle of Gettysburg. Absolutely outstanding. Speaks to the heart about the incredible courage and honor of the men fighting there. It was the basis for the movie "Gettysburg" which was also outstanding.
Also read this as a child, although probably a bit too young. I didn't understand it so well so I read it again in college. This is the classic fantasy tale that all others have been based on and for good reason. (After three attempts at getting all the way through The Lord of the Rings I have finally done so. It is, of course, and excellent series but a little hard on the thinking cap.)
The best Jack Ryan novel, just a hair ahead of The Hunt for Red October. Any time you wipe out the entire government (in fiction only!) you're o.k. by me.
Excellent history of the Revolutionary War. Captures the feel of the time as good as any fictional account. The author is also clearly biased in favor of Washington and other heroes of the war which is refreshing in an age of fence sitters. (By the way, political moderates really bug me, which is why I like ol' George. Some point to his farewell warning about political parties as proof otherwise but trust me, he was a staunch Federalist who clashed often with his buddy Tom Jefferson.)
Read this while deployed in Saudi Arabia. The way he detailed the clash of cultures was outstanding. Also enjoyed the political manuvering of the Japanese characters. (Yes, I did have a lot of time on my hands while protecting the Middle East from tyranny and guaranteeing the free flow of oil to the industrialized world. It was October of `94 and Saddam decided not to attack again after all.)
The entire series is good, read it in High School. Battles, magic, and fantastic characters; who could not like this one? I just read this one to my 7 year old son and he couldn't wait for each chapter every night.
And if you'd like to buy any other books you can think of, I've provided a link to your friends and mine...
This movie by far and away rates the number one spot. I saw it when I was 9 years old and it sparked my imagination, sending me in a creative direction that is with me to this day. Not just a spaceship show, it's a tale about the struggle of good over evil. Actually that theme kind of runs through several of my choices here.
I had tears in my eyes through most of this movie. After seeing the sacrifice that so many thousands of soldiers willingly gave I was outright crying when Ryan turns to his wife at the end and says "Tell me I'm a good person. Tell me I deserved all this." The hardships the WWII generation endured are incomprehesible to us today and I pray that my children won't have to relearn them.
This movie also makes me cry. Anyone who has sons like I do would understand. It is a well told tale, emotionally powerful, and only strays from the facts when they get in the way of telling a good story.
Excellent science fiction. The special effects are just a backdrop for the contest between Kirk and Khan. It has never been equalled by any of the other Star Treks. (The Undiscovered Country and First Contact tried real hard but didn't quite make it.)
Unstoppable futuristic machine coupled with an unrelenting action script. So many have tried to duplicate this movie but none have succeeded. I once watched it every day for two weeks and knew every line. By the way, I wrote out Arnold's dialog and it didn't fill 3/4 of a page.
6. Yellowbeard
Very Monty Pythonish without the disjointed feeling of the Holy Grail (which almost made this list). My friends and I still toss lines back and forth. "You can't cut off my head! It will start to putrefy!" "Do what?" "Putrefy, uh, go rotten!" "Arrgh, so it would ooze a lot, heads do!" I'd like to link you to amazon.com but it's out of print. Shucks.
One of the very few movies that actually is true to and equal to the book. Best line- Hero, Mandy Patinkin, says to bad guy: "Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killa my father. Prepare to die." (Then the bad guy turns and runs away.)
One of the cleverest movies ever made, with the constant back and forth between the different perspectives of us and the TV audience watching him. Funny and touching, I really feel for Truman when he bangs his fist against the horizon backdrop.
What can I say, I'm a sick Adam Sandler fan. Plus, hockey and golf needed a crossover movie. Funniest scene: The Happy Place. (What was up with the cowboy dwarf on a tricycle?)
THE GAMES SECTION!
This game seemed like fun so I put it here thanks to the fine people at htmlgames.com! Your browser's back button can bring you back here.
And then there's a great site you should go to at Uproar.com! I like the Blackjack tables best because you can gamble without losing money. (Which really isn't gambling but a little self-illusion is good now and again.) Try this trivia stuff first. As a fellow Super Genius, I can appreciate the effort it takes to come up with these things.
Visit their site for more great games. (Hey, don't blame me if you failed the trivia. Sports in America may be the single most defining characteristic of true patriotism. What would happen to you if you were in a war zone and some American soldier asked you who won SuperBowl XXXIV and you didn't know? I'm trying to save lives here!)
Now, for you people who like to play chess (which, by the way is a real man's game of cunning and strategy where opponents lock arms in a struggle for mental supremacy) you need to try out freechess.org! It's a real time chess server that allows you to play head to head and mano-a-mano. Maybe if you're unlucky you may come up against someone who goes by the handle 'Virginian' and feel his wrath.
Another really fun site is Where's George? It allows you to enter a serial number from a dollar bill and see if someone has also entered it and, therefore, where it's been. Kinda silly, but I like it.
THE CREATIVE WRITING SECTION!
I have to give a big plug for my friends at Tolkein Online! Go to the Messageboards and stop by the Prancing Pony. It's cooperative fantasy fiction in a Lord of the Rings setting. Dream up a screen name and come on in.
For some other great online cooperative fiction, you need to visit the world of STEELE. It's a lot of fun to build on each others' storyline and you're invited to contribute as well. To see what my team has done, go to the above link and click on Archives:Stories.
I found this site to be helpful for anyone with research related creative writing questions. (Grammar, style, etc.) It's written by a guy from Rutgers University and is a laundry list of links.
A great website I just discovered is Writer's Sanctuary! It's a gathering place for aspiring writers where they can get support and instruction. If you associate with others of like mind, you may just finally get published and launch a career.
And of course, what creative writing section would be complete without a link to Writers Digest? They are a great help for all your writing concerns. (Like whether or not you have to end the prior sentance with a question mark and not something more snazzy like an exclamation point!)
THE CHARITIES SECTION!
These are some charities I think you should give a try.
First up is Compassion International. They provide for children who are really in need. I haven't been to very many places around the world, but where I have been has shown me how incredibly rich and prosperous every last American is. There are so many who are not as fortunate. Make a difference in a child's life.
Below are undisguised attempts to draw more people into this site. (Which is fine from a moral and ethical standpoint because I know what's good for them.)
The Night of a Thousand Sins
And if you'd like to buy any other books you can think of, I've provided a link to your friends and mine...
Now, for you people who like to play chess (which, by the way is a real man's game of cunning and strategy where opponents lock arms in a struggle for mental supremacy) you need to try out freechess.org! It's a real time chess server that allows you to play head to head and mano-a-mano. Maybe if you're unlucky you may come up against someone who goes by the handle 'Virginian' and feel his wrath.
Another really fun site is Where's George? It allows you to enter a serial number from a dollar bill and see if someone has also entered it and, therefore, where it's been. Kinda silly, but I like it.
For some other great online cooperative fiction, you need to visit the world of STEELE. It's a lot of fun to build on each others' storyline and you're invited to contribute as well. To see what my team has done, go to the above link and click on Archives:Stories.
I found this site to be helpful for anyone with research related creative writing questions. (Grammar, style, etc.) It's written by a guy from Rutgers University and is a laundry list of links.
And of course, what creative writing section would be complete without a link to Writers Digest? They are a great help for all your writing concerns. (Like whether or not you have to end the prior sentance with a question mark and not something more snazzy like an exclamation point!)
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