TikTok doesn’t have the best reputation at times. The platform is often derided as an ADD wasteland of attention getting fluff, but there are clever, informative, entertaining and even educational channels that are worth your time, channels that can convert even the stingiest of TikTok nose holders! shiadanni shiadanni is definitely a glamorous and dramatic …
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.
Some of my Favorite Earworms
These are seven songs would not stop running through my mind. Songs I really like, but would start playing over and over again in my brain. Totes earworms! So why not infect other people with them? A sequel to my post Ten Punk Songs I could listen to Over and Over Again. Eleanor Rigby – …
What it’s like to run a Marathon
I’ve run thirty seven marathons in the last twelve years. It would have been over forty by now if the pandemic hadn’t cancel almost all of my races in the past two years, but I shall revive my marathon count by running the California International Marathon in December. So what is it like to run …
When Memories Leave – Coming to Terms with my Mother’s Passing
My mother Virginia loved running foot races. Even towards the end of her life, she kept talking about how she wanted to run another race. The Sutter Street Grill is gone. The Sutter Street Grill was a diner in Folsom, California that went out of business last year. I only recently learned of its demise. …
Author Interviews: Macabre, Real, Surreal, and Too real
I’ve interviewed a few up and coming writers for this site. Here are my four author interviews in one place! Kim Acrylic “It’s on the edge between young adult and erotica. It’s really hard to narrow it down to a simple, common description. I like to think it pushes boundaries and genre bends.” Rock …
Ten Punk Songs I could listen to Over and Over Again
I could never single out one punk song as my favorite, and while there are tons of songs I could listen to over and over again, these are some that stand out, songs I’ve heard countless times and they still give me a charge. All of these songs are on my running playlist, because nothing …
Quotes from my new novel Stella Maris
These are selected quotes from my new novel Stella Maris, available in paperback and on Kindle! Think of them as mini excerpts! “How the fuck do you remember my birthday?” “It’s still etched on the one brain cell I didn’t burn out,” said Lori as she tapped the side of her head with …
A Mosh Pit Dream – An excerpt from my novel-in-progress A Long Slow Aftermath
This is a dream sequence from my novel-in-progress A Long Slow Aftermath. This is the story of Preston, a man who has just come out of drug rehab and who is trying to get his life together as he oscillates between the drug world, the underground scene, and a normal, mainstream life. He is the …
Sluts and Whores – An Interview with Author CE Hoffman
CE Hoffman is the author of Sluts and Whores, a collection of short stories that features her singular writing style that is so unique and refreshing that it could almost be its own genre. C E Hoffman, a sex work advocate, recorded musician, and wannabe Jungian, was born, gave birth, and tried to die in …
Working Out with Lee – An Excerpt from my new novel Stella Maris
Stella Maris is the sequel to my recently published novel What the Hell Ever Happened to Yuri Rozhenko?, available now on Amazon.com. In this scene, Skye ventures to her boyfriend’s basement gym which he shares with his roommate Lee. Skye picked up the ten pound hand weights. She knew if Jason were there he …