I like making drinks … not just like “Jack and Coke” or “Seven and Seven” or “gin and more gin” (my martini recipe) … but trying my hand at more complex cocktails. Charlotte (my fiancée) and I are fans of the Flatiron Lounge, which is one of Manhattan’s more notable “let’s bring back old-time cocktails [...]
I’ve moved several short stories back to the writing page. These aren’t new stories, though they may be new to some, just stuff that I had up on my old site and wanted to get back up here as soon as possible. These are all works that I’m relatively happy with, but not those pieces [...]
WHY YES! Yes it is! It’s more Persephone’s Fall. Specifically, it’s pages fifteen through twenty-one, ie: the rest of chapter 2. You know, as I’m posting these I’m filled with fond remembrance. Yes, fond remembrance and … utter … distaste for my crappy artwork.
Someday, I am going to pay someone to re-draw this series, whether [...]
Everyone should watch this trailer for the movie my brother directed as his final project in film school. Then they should watch the movie on YouTube at the links below. Then they should email narcloft@hotmail.com and buy a copy on DVD. For $10, you’re not going to find a better college project zombie apocalypse movie [...]
The nice thing about living in New York City as opposed to a smaller town is that there’s a near-infinite number of things to do at any given time. Sometimes, though, one forgets to take advantage of these things and ends up spending nights on the couch staring at the television. My fiancée and I [...]
I’ve added pages seven through thirteen of Persephone’s Fall, the illustrated novella I wrote a few years ago. You can find the index on my Writing Page. I’ve also renewed my efforts to get my first novel published — I’ve been re-reading it for the first time in quite a while, and I’m pleased to [...]
I’ve written an editorial for Crispy Gamer that went up today. Here’s an excerpt:
Ah, yes … E3. The gigantic hype machine has been toned down compared to its heyday, to be sure, but it’s still a major industry event designed to get gamers salivating over the latest and greatest offerings from developers, publishers and hardware-makers [...]
Some of you may know about Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine (aka GUD) … especially those of you who’ve visited my Writing Page, since I have a banner there and an explanation that my fiction is published in Issue two. Well, issue three is just around the corner and while it doesn’t have any of my [...]
I’ve noticed that someone has been searching for “Persephone’s Fall” and ending up at this site, and probably wondering what happened to the story. Well, the truth is that WordPress’s page management is a bit on the weak side and I wasn’t sure I wanted to add my longer works to the site right now [...]
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
My review
I ran through the book in the course of about two-and-a-half hours the other day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m not going to spend a lot of time comparing his work to Faulkner or Hemingway, or even discussing the literary devices he chooses to employ. Honestly, I don’t care which [...]