Category Archives: Literature/Pop Culture

Subtext: A Life In Between The Lines

Subtext: A Life Between The Lines Subtext is any content of a creative work which is not announced explicitly by the characters or author, but is implicit or becomes something understood by the observer of the work. Text is what … Continue reading

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Rick Roirdan Presents

Rick Roirdan Presents My children and I are huge fans of Percy Jackson. We absolutely adore The Kane Chronicles and The Magnus Chase Series. Roirdan’s writing style is both intelligent and funny. Though often dealing with darker themes, he keeps … Continue reading

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Race and Religion in Star Trek Deep Space Nine

Race and Religion in Star Trek Deep Space Nine As I watched Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 1 Episode 19 entitled Duet, I was struck by the parallels between the Cardassians and the Nazi’s. The idea of a labor … Continue reading

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Calendar Themes

Calendars Themes 1989 Willow Movie Calendar 1990 Helen Steiner Rice Inspirational Calendar 1991 Heather Cooper Art 1992 Earth 365 Days 1993 The Rain Forest by Hallmark 1994 Moments To Remember by Lynn Hollyn 1995 Breathless Hunks by Cleo Calendars 1996 … Continue reading

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Star Trek Discovery

Star Trek Discovery aired on CBS Access in 2017. I didn’t get to see it since it was on a paid streaming service. It looked good and I wanted to check it out. Alex Kurtzman produced it, which is cool. … Continue reading

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Parallels Between Willow and The Mandalorian

Parallels Between Willow and The Mandalorian As I watched the second season of The Mandalorian, it struck me that there were some parallels to the 1988 film Willow. Although one is Science Fiction and the other is traditional Fantasy, they … Continue reading

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White Fragility: Why It is So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism

White Fragility: Why It Is So Hard For For White People To Talk About Racism By Robin DiAngelo, 2018 Robin DiAngelo is a Diversity Trainer who specializes in Identity Politics. In her experience, it has been very difficult to really … Continue reading

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What’s Missing In The Meaning of Mariah

Missing In The Meaning of Mariah I just finished reading The Meaning of Mariah Carey. It was a good book overall. Reading about her troubled childhood was sad, but interesting. It was surprising that she didn’t really explore the fact … Continue reading

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Preface To Radiant Darkness: 20th Anniversary Edition

Preface to Radiant Darkness: 20th Anniversary Edition August 1, 2000 my first book Radiant Darkness was published by iUniverse.com. It is hard to believe that 20 years have gone by since that fateful day. I thought it was time to … Continue reading

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Zack To The Future: A Long Distance Dedication

Zack To The Future: Long Distance Dedication Thanks to a friend on facebook, I discovered Zack To The Future—a podcast that is produced by Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Dashiell Driscoll. After years of saying he doesn’t remember much about filming Saved … Continue reading

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