Once the Austin Healy Bug-eye Sprite was back in my hands after a major front end repair, I began retraining myself on why depressing the clutch pedal wouldn’t stop the car while the brake pedal might. But the fun of actually driving it was like no other. For one thing, its steering was so precise …
Category: Writers
Jul 10
Moon Eyes
Her name was Beebe Rizzoli, but everyone called her Jersey. She was a transplant due to things out of her control. Her accent was something that people had a hard time ignoring. Trying to get rid of it was useless. She wasn’t adept at changing to conform with what society expected. She was just Beebe …
Jul 08
Theatrical Lightning; The 10-Minute Play
Anton Chekhov’s four hundred plus short stories are an easier writing topic than his plays. My curiosity took me to Chekhov’s most famous plays: The Seagull, Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard and Uncle Vanya. Why did Chekhov shift from short stories to plays? His first play, perhaps marketed incorrectly as a comedy, was not received …
Jul 06
Game On!
“Let him know how smart you are,” my father said before I went on a date with my boyfriend. I heard my father’s words and questioned his advice. I recalled when one of my teenage boyfriends taught me to play Backgammon. As a long-time board game player, I quickly caught on to the winning strategy. …
Jul 05
Resident Evil: Vendetta – Movie Review
Warning: There are spoilers in this article. It’s no secret to anyone who knows me is aware I am a huge fan of the Resident Evil video game series. The same cannot be said for the live action “adaptation” films starring Milla Jovovich. Though they featured many of the same characters from the game series, …