Category Archives: Sample Essays

Some examples of essays written for APA zines. Yes, I’m that old.

An Important Article & Warning

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Seig Heil, Der Trumpenfuerher Vitally important message from one of our most-respected journalists. Amanpour’s Warning I’d seen this. It’s appalling and it’s what I’ve howled about for a long, long time. They murdered journalists during the first Gulf War if … Continue reading →

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In Defense of (Good) Conspiracy Theory

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Donald Trump, Alex Jones, and Sean Hannity give conspiracy theories a bad odor by being empty, shallow, and stupid.   Genuine conspiracy exists, all over the place. It’s how people-shaped things, corporations, and political parties get along.   Those outside … 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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Nazis, UFOs, Unsolved Murders, Gods, Megaliths, King Stephen

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Gene Stewart

NAZI PRINCE & RUDOLF HESS TWICE Edward’s abdication, allegedly to marry Wallis Simpson, his American lover, was a cover.  Seems he was forced out due to his Nazi sympathies. Some claim Edward was reporting his inspections of French defenses not … Continue reading →

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People, Places, or Landscapes?

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Gene Stewart

We have spoken about haunted houses for as long as we’ve had houses. This causes me to wonder if there were haunted caves, tepees, or Viking long houses. In other words, were all human dwellings haunted? Has it to do … Continue reading →

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Critics & Especially Horror These Days

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Written in response to a writer angry about critics: So someone sneered at your latest work of fiction, calling it “mere horror”. You immediately hate all criticism. That leads to a problem. You’re no good as a writer without good … Continue reading →

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What Suits the Audience

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Gene Stewart

I watch SUITS. I see how it is manipulative, simplistic, and shallow, using every cheap soap opera trick to jerk the feelings of sappy open-mouth viewers. Every move is obvious, predictable, and as familiar as your own discomfort. I realize … Continue reading →

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A Tribe Among Us, Unseen

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Gene Stewart

Finished Vol. 1 of Missing 411, subtitled Western U.S. by David Paulides.  Began Vol. 2. The Eastern U.S. & Canada.  Also reading The Phantom Killer by James Presley.  Also Finders Keepers by Stephen King.  A YA novel, two anthologies, and … Continue reading →

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