Wake Up, Oh Sleeper! (The Story of Two Kids, a Carwreck, and a Dad)
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Wake Up, Oh Sleeper! (The Story of Two Kids, a Carwreck, and a Dad)

Originally published through Doorway Publishing Old Highway 66 still screams. Massive semi-truck tractor trailers share the busy road with nostalgia seekers cruising in 57 Chevy's, 1960 250 GTOs, and 1990 Dodge Vipers as they barrel across America's highway on the tiny 4-lane ribbon of black asphalt. Dotted along this popular freeway lies small towns full of novelty shops, greasy-spoon diners,…

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June 16, 2022
Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, and Death’s Intrigue
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Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone, and Death’s Intrigue

Article originally published on Doorway Publishing The Howling Man (Twilight Zone S02E05) I was raised on UHF television, WUAB Channel 43 in Cleveland to be precise. It was a favorite station of my siblings and mine because it didn’t take much maneuvering of the adjustable bunny-eared antenna on top of the Television set to get a clear signal. Channel 43…

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June 7, 2022
Was Lot the First Post-Evangelical?
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Was Lot the First Post-Evangelical?

Article originally published on Doorway Publishing Lot, our main man from Sodom, is one very complicated person. Known to most as Old Abe’s favorite nephew (Genesis 13:5-13), he lived during some serious cultural chaos. Loaded with wealth, two beautiful daughters, and a marriage that ended on a rather salty note (Genesis 19:26), Lot is a person we can learn quite…

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May 9, 2022
A Touch of Madness: A Requiem for Willy Wonka
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A Touch of Madness: A Requiem for Willy Wonka

Article originally published through Doorway Publishing. (All comments below are focused on Gene Wilder’s character from the 1971 film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.) The man in the orange felt hat has a secret.  Though he is known for his extraordinary confectionary delights, the secret I am going to discuss isn’t concerning his formula for making the world’s best…

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May 4, 2022
Inconceivable! Where is Inigo Montoya When We Need Him?
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Inconceivable! Where is Inigo Montoya When We Need Him?

Article originally published through Doorway Publishing “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” — Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride I wanted to strangle him! It was my Senior year in college and I was one presentation away from graduating with my long-awaited, and hard-earned Bachelor of Science degree. Four long years of…

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April 21, 2022
Supreme Court Nomination to Be Decided This Week: The Underworld Reacts
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Supreme Court Nomination to Be Decided This Week: The Underworld Reacts

Article originally published on Doorway Publishing “Now that is the way to do it!” Gushed Slipjaw the Shameful from the Third Order of Sheol. Following the news that the new Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is close to securing the open judicial position, a firestorm of Twitter activity has erupted from the bowels of the demonic realm. On the…

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April 5, 2022
Evil is Easy: Why Effectively Portraying Goodness is a Challenge for Writers
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Evil is Easy: Why Effectively Portraying Goodness is a Challenge for Writers

Article originally published on Doorway Publishing Why are people so impressed with evil? Does it really take a brilliant mind to create perversity? Do you remember Sid Phillips from the Pixar movie, Toy Story? His pleasure in life was terrorizing his little sister by taking her toys and using them to perform perverse operations on. He would tear off baby…

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March 29, 2022
What Causes Online Feuds? Inbreeding, Of Course
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What Causes Online Feuds? Inbreeding, Of Course

Article originally published on Doorway Publishing Is there such a thing as being “Too Online” these days? Can’t we just be done with disagreeing? If you would ask the popular consensus, most people would say that both sides on the political/philosophical spectrum need to quit arguing and just agree. Right? Because as the old saying goes, “It takes two to…

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March 22, 2022

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