I pitched this idea to Cracked.com, in this form. I got a quick rejection notice saying it was too specific, and another comment that starkly indicated they didn’t really read the piece. Why some Loonies believe Shakespeare didn’t write the plays. (And why they’re not so looney!) William Shakespeare has been hailed as the greatest …
Author: termberkden
I am a writer, a software engineer, and a refugee from the punk/metal/new wave/my-God-what-did-we-do-last-night daze of the San Francisco scene.
I write, I run, I actually stop and smell the roses, I meow back at cats, and I pet strange yet friendly dogs.
Ten Bands Meme, only WAY more interesting!
Okay, I’ve seen these ten bands, followed by ten things about the bands I saw. First one to match the correct bands with the correct situations gets a giant sundae at Fenton’s, on me! (And maybe a few drinks later on at the bar down the street…) 1 – Gwar 2 – Diamanda Galas 3 …
An Open Letter to the Writers and Producers of The Walking Dead
Attention: This contains SPOILERS!!! So if you haven’t seen the finale’ to the latest TWD season DON’T READ IT!!! You have been warned!!! From: The Executives at AMC To: The writers and producers of The Walking Dead Re: Latest season of The Walking Dead and its Finale’ Congratulations on another job and Walking Dead season …
One Hundred Books I Have Read
A list of 100 books I have read. How many of these books have you read? 1984 – George Orwell A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Caroll All Creatures Great and Small – James Herriot All Quiet on the Western …
A Sample from my novel Crash Shadow – Dopes and Blokes
A sample from my novel Crash Shadow, available on Amazon.com. Dopes and Blokes “Skiiiiiinheeeeads smoke DOPE! Thaaaaat ain’t no fuckin JOKE! Yoooooooou are a stupid BLOKE! Skiiiiiinheeeeads smoke DOPE!” Almost everyone in the room was bellowing out the chorus amidst the fog of cigarette smoke and floating speed resin. Only the straight couple, with their …
How to Talk to a Woman Who is Commanding a Space Station capable of Destroying a Planet
These days, many women walk around playing with a Star Destroyer or coordinates to a wormhole and are often commanding a massive intergalactic space station that is capable of destroying a planet at the same time. Yet, that doesn’t mean you can’t talk to them. Of course, not all women are open to being approached …
Smacked in the Face by Fairy Wings: What I Learned at the Tinkerbell Running Festival
Earlier this month I ran the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, one of the many fantasy themed races offered by Disney at their Disneyland and Disneyworld parks. Actually I did the Pixie Dust Challenge, which was the 10K on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday. I was going to write a regular race report, as I …
Sample from my novel Crash Shadow – A Note
This is a sample section from my novel Crash Shadow, available on Amazon.com A note The passing traffic vibrated in her ears as she quickly walked down her street. The strings in her shoulders were twisting around. It was an unusually heavy commute on her street for that time of night. It wasn’t until she …
The Vehicle of Damnation
The Vehicle of Damnation by Jeffery Vernon Matucha “I have that stupid White Zombie song stuck in my head”. “Which song?” “Y’know, that MTV song of theirs.” Skye had not seen Spinny in more than a year. Skye had been bent over her old Plymouth, trying to determine why it …
The new kid on the block Ello and open advice to Facebook
So there’s this new beta test social network called Ello that’s making some waves. It’s even being promoted all over Facebook. How big is the buzz? Despite the fact that you need an invite from an already registered member to join, Ello’s server got overloaded because of all the incoming traffic. Ello is trying to …