Category Archives: Gene’s Art

Seeing Evil by Jason Parent, a Review

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Seeing Evil by Jason Parent Red Adept Publishing, trade pb July 2015, First Edition, 230pp A Review by Gene Stewart Concise, savvy writing propels this psychological thriller as lives clash in a struggle for survival that becomes increasingly intense and … Continue reading →

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Fight the Agitprop, Rise Up Now

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Gene Stewart

Watched NBC News inadvertently on Sunday and discovered it is rife with right wing attitude and ‘lesson’ stories. Reminded me strongly of how brainwashed we were when I was growing up. Obviously the 1% is afraid of us now and … Continue reading →

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Deserve All This

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Gene Stewart

By 7PM the coverage was ready to call it for Hillary, so huge was her margin of victory. Then, in four or five winner-take-all states, things began happening that no one could believe because, frankly, they were statistically impossible. Cheating … Continue reading →

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Never Learn, Do We?

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Gene Stewart

When I was in 5th grade I was chosen for a summer arts program at the school.  Ages ranged up to high school and kids were drawn from all over the area. These two guys stood out.  Slightly older, they … Continue reading →

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Start Wreck & Dock Terhoo

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Gene Stewart

STAR TREK failed utterly as science fiction. Why? Just the transporter or tractor beam technology spawned worlds of implications they never mentioned, let alone pursued or exploited for plots and cool scenes. How about the food maker? Apparently they could … Continue reading →

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Zombie Memes R Us

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Try this: If they’re zombies, then they’re already dead, yet you have to kill them again, in a certain set of ways, or they keep after you. This postulates a viral form of “life” or “lifeforce” on a lower level … Continue reading →

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Me & Elves & Me

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Gene Stewart

As to glimpses from windows, when I was 4 and 5, I used to watch what I called The Faeries outside, through my bedroom window, late at night. They’d play and work in our yard then, and often noticed me and tried to get me … Continue reading →

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Review of Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers by Friedman & Marden

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Fact, Fiction, and Flying Saucers by Stanton T. Friedman & Kathleen Marden New Page Books, Career Press, 2016, trade Appendix, notes, bibliography, bw pictures throughout 288pp, $U.S. 16.99, ISBN:  978-1-63265-065-8 A Review by Gene Stewart The Truth Behind the Misinformation, … Continue reading →

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Review of The Phantom Killer by James Presley

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Gene Stewart

The Phantom Killer: Unlocking the Mystery of the Texarkana Serial Murders: The Story of a Town in Terror by James Presley Pegasus Crime, 2014, HC 1st Edition Notes, Bibliography, 8pp bw photo insert A Review by Gene Stewart James Presley, … Continue reading →

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Review of The 37th Parallel by Ben Mezrich

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Gene Stewart

The 37th Parallel by Ben Menrich Atria Books, 2016, HC, 1st Edition 260pp, index, bw photos throughout ISBN:  978-1-5011-3552-1, $26 USD A Review by Gene Stewart First some bona fides:  Ben Mezrich graduated Harvard summa cum laude and has published … Continue reading →

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