Literature

Hubris in Great Literature: Hero or Villian

I have always been interested in the issue of hubris. My most favorite classical dramatic plays and novels deal with the issue of hubris....

Short Story: Cashing Out (Or It’s the End of Cash as We Know It)

Cops of the future will look like systems administrators today. They loiter at their desks, absorbed by the glow of their monitors running mesmerizing...

Tribute to Sir Martin Amis and Imposter’s Syndrome

The first time I read about Sir Martin Amis (1949-2023, British) was in a 1991 GQ column pitting his then current novel, “Time’s Arrow”,...

Favorite Movies About Writers

There have been many movies made about writers and poets. Often the films are sensationalized, focused on the character’s flaws, drug or alcohol use,...

Two Short Stories by Drew Bufalini

Two Short Stories by Drew Bufalini Drew Bufalini is a professional freelance writer of fiction, non-fiction, business, product branding, and advertising who has written several...

What Is Haiku Poetry

I have a love affair with haiku poetry, which I discovered while studying world literature at Wayne State University in Detroit. While in college,...

Spy Game: The Spies Behind The Authors Who Rolled Back the Iron Curtain

Who would win if you pitted an average spy and a typical writer in a no-holds-barred cage match? As a humble writer myself, I...

Some Favorite Poems

I enjoy reading a poem with my morning coffee – poetry is coffee for the soul. Each poem captures a particular moment of life,...

Retro Futurism Redefined, a History of Steampunk

Steampunk, the seductive blend of Victorian elegance and industrial grit, where the gears of imagination churn as wildly as my own twisted mind. Let...

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