Caught 'Sirat' at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social yesterday, and OH MY GOD is this movie emotional, tense, and stressful.
And the music and sound? This needs to be heard in theaters!
I'm a couple days late on my monthly newsletter, but it's out in the world now!
We're talking complacency, zombies, and keeping that creative spark alive over at 'Because We Can' this month! #writing #creativity
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"Epic Fury" sounds like something a 4th grader would proudly cook up in a creative writing paper.
But I guess that speaks volumes about the people in government using it.
Sleepwalkers. I watched it on Tubi.
Watched a #horrorfilm last night where the main monster was taken down by an army of cats.
A. Whole. Army. Of Cats.
As a cat person, now I want more films where roving gangs of cats save us humans from our demons.
We're now 3/4s of the way thru the Phantom 2040: A New Shadow series by Comics Kingdom.
This week's episode puts us closer to our new Phantom battling against a black & gray figure who needs a name. Anti-Phantom? The Spectre? Reverse-Phantom?
Review below. #ThePhantom
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On Feb. 17, 1936, the 1st newspaper strip of 'The Phantom' debuted.
For 90 years, there have been countless stories from creators all over the world.
#ThePhantom IS truly a global hero. Chronicle Chamber has a great 90th anniversary tribute from both creators & phans.
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As the years go by, Paczki Day's status as the most important holiday grows.
The Phantom Issue 5 concludes the first arc for Mad Cave Studios. Up next: The Sky Band!
These aerial combatants are Phantom's 2nd major villain in the original newspaper strip, so it's only fitting he battles them next.
The Phantom Issue 5 review below! #thephantom
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This looks fantastic!!
Looking for a home for my anti-ICE horror short story.
It's over 3K words, so it's over the limit of my usual lit mag haunts. Any recs?
Love this parting message at the Crafting the Costume Paul Tazewell exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Rejections that come with a personal note are totally not needed, but they are so appreciated.
Love to see it!
#writing #writersky
Sometimes we need to imagine and write the justice we want to see in the world.
Keep writing. Keep creating.
#writersky #writing #authorsky
Okay campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today!
That's right woodchuck-chuckers - it's groundhog daaaay!
My January newsletter is OUT right now. This is your rally cry, call-to-action, war drum to create this year. Take back your time, and make something real, raw, emotional, and thought-provoking. #writing #writersky
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Managed to squeak out a few hundred words on lunch at the office today. On a frosty Monday, no less.
It's all about those small victories. Sentence by sentence.
#writing #writersky
Imagine looking back at this time in a year, two years, ten years, and realizing that when fascists murdered moms and kidnapped five year olds and blinded people, you did...
...nothing.
Don't let that be you.
Look around. See what your neighbors need.
Do SOMETHING.
Looking for NEW literary magazines to check out. Scifi, horror, or fiction. Must not publish AI stories or art.
Hit me with your recs!
#writing #reading #litmags
Two Towers today.
One thing I love about these anniversary screenings is that Peter Jackson recorded an intro for each film. It's nice to hear what he remembers/focuses on.
As a cat person, I like seeing the cat tree in the background.
Also, my favorite part is the last march of the Ents.
I really like how the tension and threat of the Singh Brotherhood has escalated in The Phantom Issue 4 from Mad Cave Studios.
New video review below. #ThePhantom #madcavestudios
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Unsolicited advice for anyone on Bluesky who wants to fight fascism in 2026 - don't stress about following big national accounts.
Instead, follow LOCAL groups and people who are doing actual work on the ground. Join them and do stuff right in your community. THAT'S where the real action is. ❤️💪
Finished my FIRST short story of 2026.
Admittedly, I have been working on this piece for a couple of months now, but hey, a win is a win. I'll take it!
Here's to hoping it finds a good home. #writing #writersky
I do it for the love of the craft.
I write my fears, my adorations, my frustrations - all of it. Writing is my way of understanding, reflecting, and finding love in the world. Each sentence gives me joy.
5 films from 2025 that really stuck with me. This list is really all over the place, from family drama to big budget blockbuster and genre-bending horror.
5. Superman
4. Sentimental Value
3. Good Boy
2. Sinners
1. No Other Choice
#movies
Caught Park Chan-Wook's 'No Other Choice' at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social this weekend, and...
WHOA.
This is the dark satire on capitalism we need for 2025. Tense, funny, poignant.
Easily one of my faves for the year. #movies
I missed it when it played in theaters, but I just watched 'All of Us Strangers' with Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.
This is one of the most emotionally gutwrenching and simultaneously beautiful films I have ever seen.
#movies #moviesky
Just in time for the holidays!
My latest newsletter talks movies, empathy, and the communal joy of coming together through art! #writing #substack
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I have a new review of the latest Defenders of the Earth miniseries over at Chronicle Chamber this week!
This series is a follow-up to the 8-issue #DefendersoftheEarth series from #MadCaveStudios, written by Dan Didio with art by Jim Calafiore and colors by Juancho!
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We're almost halfway through Phantom 2040: A New Shadow! I'm digging the series overall, especially the parallels to what's going on in the United States right now.
Episode 9 review now live at Chronicle Chamber. #thephantom #phantom2040 @comicskingdom.bsky.social
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