“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...”
… 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.
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I wish people would stop telling me that prostate cancer is no big deal. Prostate cancer is a very big deal. It is such a big deal it claims the lives of 36,500 men in this country every year. To put that into perspective, about 42,000 women lose their lives as a result of breast cancer every year. While the numbers aren’t comparable, they’re pretty darned close. Yet people dismiss it as if it were nothing – “If you’re going to have cancer, prostate cancer is the kind you want because it takes so long to become a problem,” they... READ MORE
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Introduction to “Flatbellies” I have long wanted to write a horror story about creatures washed ashore during the storm surge of a hurricane. I’ve experienced several hurricanes myself, though I’ve never witnessed a storm surge. You’d have to be near... READ MORE
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Introduction to “I Am Running” In 1969 my parents decided to leave our safely suburban, three-bedroom, two-bath house for a dumpy little place with one bathroom and no air-conditioning that was one block off the water in another part of... READ MORE
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“Godzilla Minus Zero” Starring Minami Hamabi as Noriko Ôishi, Ryûnosuke Kamiki as Kôichi Shikishima, Jun Kunimura as Dr. Ogata, Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kenji Noda, Sae Nagatani as Akiko Shikishima, and others. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Written by Takashi Yamazaki. Two... READ MORE
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“Digger” starring Tom Cruise as just‑giving‑you‑what‑you‑want oilman Digger; Riz Ahmed as there‑are‑such‑things‑as‑facts‑and‑reality scientist Ganesh; John Goodman as U.S. President Compson and Mother Earth; Sandra Huller as Emma, a person who can afford to be an environmentalist’ Jesse Plemons as a‑woe‑is‑me... READ MORE