The Operation Cosmic Teapot Reader’s Guide – Part I
Chapter Title: On the Nature of Re-Genesis The titles of each chapter are probably my favorite parts of the book. I can’t remember how they came to be, exactly, but…
Operation Cosmic Teapot Cover
The Operation Cosmic Teapot Reader’s Guide – Part 0
When I first set out to write Operation Cosmic Teapot, I did so to entertain myself. I wanted to write a book that would make me laugh while allowing me…
Tennessee Williams
10 Author Deaths that are Stranger than Fiction
Writers can be a strange breed, including the way that they died. Here is a shortlist of the most bizarre. 1o. Tenessee Williams (1911 – 1983) While known for abusing a…
Sesame Street vs. Robot Chicken vs. Jacques Derrida
Whether the creators of Robot Chicken, Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, know it or not, their show is a fascinating demonstration of Jacques Derrida’s philosophical theory of deconstruction. For those…
Attempting to Understand the “New” Language
Your kids talk. The words sound like English but nothing makes sense. I know because I’m in the same boat. So, allow me to share what I have learned with…
The Julian Calendar – 7
May 9, 2026 A cold breeze smacked Joan sharply in the face as she sat on top of the building, next to a bricked exterior which housed the heating exhaust. …
Twisted Pinocchio
First off, let’s set a couple things straight: A) Geppetto was weird. On a scale from Jim Carey to Marilyn Manson, he was a Charlie Sheen, and B) There are…
Making the Trailer – Part 3
Making the Trailer (Part III) After the images were created, it was time to start animating and compositing. Because we were working primarily with .png images, we were limited in…
Making the Trailer – Part 2
Now, as you can see from my sketch of Nietzsche, I am not very good at drawing. In fact, the frame on the right is a closeup of Nietzsche's mouth…
Making the Trailer – Part 1
While I wait for the last drawing that I need to finish my book trailer, I figured that I would talk a little bit about the process. I wanted to…