In the YA supernatural fantasy series, Super Human— think The Karate Kid meets Escape to Witch Mountain— teen Will Freeman learns about his super powers of the mind, and, in the process, has hard-to-explain experiences, like dreams that accurately predict future events, or dream-like experiences that helpers are watching over him, or any number of… Continue reading On Precognitive Dreams
New Cover Drop
I’m so proud to announce Super Human has a new cover! The hardcover gets bonus dust jacket art:
The Superior Cynic
This story came across my socials feed, attributed to John Perricone. Several years ago I invited a Buddhist monk to speak to my Senior elective class, and quite interestingly, as he entered the room, he didn’t say a word (that caught everyone’s attention). He just walked to the board and wrote this: “EVERYONE WANTS TO… Continue reading The Superior Cynic
The Writers’ Den with Dan Pouliot, James Patrick Kelly, & John Herman
This episode of The Writers’ Den dives into the space-time continuum with Hugo, Nebula, and Locus award-winning science fiction author James Patrick Kelly, a master storyteller whose work explores the boundaries of imagination and reality. In this mind-expanding conversation, Kelly shares how time travel can be used as a narrative device to illuminate character, deepen plot, and… Continue reading The Writers’ Den with Dan Pouliot, James Patrick Kelly, & John Herman
“Both Sides”
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism Imagine a child,… Continue reading “Both Sides”
Mythology, Religion, & Hollywood: Systems of Control or Morality Plays?
If we imagine the shape of the adoption of new morality like a wave, the adopters of the newest morality would be the crest of the wave while most are far behind them.