Squirrels rule. Here’s why: I’ve tried to explain my love of squirrels to folks before, only to watch them back away slowly and speed dial their doctor for a rabies vaccine. So here it is (with pictures), twelve amazing facts about squirrels for the uninitiated. 1) There’s a squirrel superhero: Squirrel Girl! (And Ulysses –the […]
Hollywood’s War Against “Todd”: Top 10 Bad Todds
What’s Hollywood got against Todd? Forget the war against Christmas and other left-wing media conspiracies like faking the moon landing and covering up an alien invasion. Hollywood’s biggest war is the war against Todd. Don’t believe me? Check out the overwhelming evidence. It’s tough to be a Todd. For decades now “Todd” has been the […]
Writing Advice Part I
Here it is, the best piece of writing advice I ever got: Write the story you most want to read. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But you’d be amazed by how few people actually do this. For years, I didn’t. I wrote the stories I thought would please my teachers. The stories I thought would impress […]