“I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...”

Carl Sagan, “Demon Haunted World”
Del Stone Jr.

Welcome

… to the world of award-winning author Del Stone Jr. Here you will find his blog, movie reviews and links to his many published works of science fiction, horror and contemporary fantasy.

Blog

This photo, taken in 1997 at Mar-a-Lago, shows that Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein had past relationships. Creative Commons license

The House must impeach. The Senate must convict.

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become The Zombie That Would Not Die for President Vibrio vullnificus, and if you’re not familiar with Vibrio vullnificus I’ll save you the trouble of looking it up. Vibrio vullnificus is a flesh-eating bacteria, a name well suited for the current Kleptocrat in Chief. Wired Magazine is reporting the Department of Justice posted to its website what it purported to be raw, unedited video footage taken from a camera near Jeffrey Epstein’s cell the night before he allegedly took his own life. When Wired and independent forensic analysts looked at the video metadata they determined... READ MORE

Books

David Sedaris: ‘When You Are Engulfed in Flames’

Mordant. Droll. Genius. “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” is my introduction to David Sedaris, and it is perfect.

Image courtesy of Wallpaper Flare.

An excerpt from my novel ‘Black Tide’

This is a scene from my novel “Black Tide,” which I hope to begin shopping to an agent later this year or next. In this scene, Fred, Heather and Scotty are trapped on a spoil island in Santa Rosa Sound... READ MORE

Movie Face-Off

Image by Lionsgate Films.

Del and Mladen review ‘Ballerina’

“From the World of John Wick: Ballerina” Starring Ana de Armas, Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Angelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne and Norman Reedus. Directed by Len Wiseman. 2 hours, 4 minutes. Rated R. Theatrical release. Plot summary: A young girl’s father... READ MORE

Image courtesy of Marvel Studios and Disney.

Mladen reviews ‘Thunderbolts*’

Starring Florence Pugh as unhappy Yelena Belova, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as evil Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Hannah John-Kamen as space warping Ava Starr, David Harbour as lovable Alexei Shostakov the Red Guardian, Sebastian Stan as Congressman Bucky Barnes with the super... READ MORE