We are relocating again, from one Residence Inn to another Residence Inn located closer to our new home. Turns out the one hour and fifteen minute commute isn’t ideal with toddlers, a baby and two dogs. It’s so tricky, in fact, that we are giving up a two-bedroom hotel suite for a studio just to avoid the […]
I was a man. But they took that from me. I ran with The Sawyer Gang. Chet & Amos Sawyer were brothers, and they were particularly savage creatures. In the grand scheme of their gang, I found myself somewhere in the middle. “The money crew,” as they called it. Our main targets were banks and […]
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Starry Eyes: Movie Review
Synopsis: Sarah has a simple dream: work hard and make it to the silver screen. After all, who wants to work at Big Taters – a less classy version of Hooters – forever? She will do whatever she can to make her dream come true. What’s wrong with that? Thoughts: Everything. Everything is wrong with […]
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The Psychic
You have an unnaturally high tolerance for this stuff,” C told me as we drank wine on our patio. The kids were in bed and we were enjoying one of our last evenings in our backyard. We’d sold the house, quickly, and bought another even quicker. We were moving across town to become a “Bates […]
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Paper Cuts: 7/28/16
One of these things is not like the other; or, Two Endings and a Funeral? Quick Ratings: Crossed: Badlands #100 (Avatar) Ratings: 0.5 out of 5 (the final pinup made me laugh.) Crossed: + 100 #17 (Avatar) Ratings: 0 out 5 Disney Kingdoms: The Haunted Mansion #5 (Marvel) Ratings: 3.5 out of 5 I do […]
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Crimson Peak: Movie Review
Synopsis: Ghosts! Ghosts everywhere! At the turn of the 20th century, Edith Cushing (CUSHING!) is wooed by an English baronet, gets married and moves to his not-at-all ominous mansion, nicknamed “Crimson Peak”. There is a nefarious plot between the baronet and his insane sister in regards to Edith. And then, of course, there are the […]
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Paper Cuts: 7/22/16
Always Tip Your Bartender! I think that sentiment should apply to your Local Comic Book Shop owner as well. This week, I took to Twitter to look for some more books on this horror-light week. After not a lot of response, my local go-to in Cincinnati – Maverick’s Comics – introduced me to two titles […]
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Bunkmates
I’ve had, well, several career changes throughout my life. I waited tables in an assisted living home in high school then bartended in college. After graduating with a Bachelor’s in History, I became an insurance adjuster. Then I went back to school to become a failed hairdresser – an experience which deserves a podcast and […]
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Paper Cuts: 7/15/16
Grimm Tales of Terror Vol. 2 #10 (Zenescope) Zenescope is not known for highbrow, high-concept comic books. They have their niche audience, which is what would make this single issue story a bit of a surprise. We are immediately introduced to a TV news reporter, down on his luck and looking to break a real […]
Morses Pond didn’t start out as the sizeable body of water it is today. Back in 1738, a landowner dammed a brook to create a mill-pond. Subsequent owners liked this idea, each one outdoing the last in building up the dam until the small spit of water eventually grew into the Morses Pond we know […]