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Even though this isn’t really Bruce Lee (it’s apparently part of a Nokia commercial), it’s still a neat video. I became aware of Bruce Lee when I was in junior high, which is probably when a lot of boys realize that karate is really cool. My best friend, my cousin, and I would buy and [...]

America, warts and all, is still the greatest place on Earth to live. Our freedoms are unparalleled, including the freedom to be an ass. Fortunately we still have the freedom to be great, as well. This video captures both at once.

Yes, I know I said that Flametoad was going on hiatus, but this morning in my Flametoad inbox I found an e-mail from a guy named Alex Poutiainen. I almost deleted it, because the subject was “New Vid”, which has “spam” written all over it. However, the first few lines of the message related to [...]

I’ve been terribly remiss in talking about all that has been going on with Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas. For starters, the book has had two very favorable reviews so far. Jeff LaSalla, New York Speculative Fiction Examiner, wrote an excellent review in which he gave quite a bit of detail without spoiling any of [...]

So, writers… do you cringe at the sight of red ink? Do you feel a sting of pain like lemon juice on a paper cut at every word sliced or every phrase mangled by an editor? The Encyclopedia Britannica blog reminds us that the pain of editing is a grand tradition, and no work is [...]