Most people like to have something to sip or eat while they read a book, especially if it’s a classic book or fantasy or Sci Fi. But reading literary fiction about crazy punks living wild rock and roll lives might prompt you to shy away from traditional fireside book reading fare. Here are my suggestions …
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.
Female Rage and Anger as Armor: Not Writing About Angels
“Just don’t pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don’t.” — Anne Lamott “Pick your battles,” she muttered in her ear. “I am! I’m picking this one! I’m picking all of them!” ― Lauren James, Another Beginning Cover art for the upcoming novel Requiem Descent. Artwork by Malice Ghoul When …
Living Room Practice – an excerpt from my new novel Finding the Apex Devil Girl
Book three in my Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series! In this excerpt, Skye and her band have a living room practice, trying to keep their feet on the ground with the rising success of their band, The Dynamite Chicks. You can find Skye and Miranda got out of the car and looked …
Visiting Maria – An excerpt from my novel Finding the Apex Devil Girl
Book three in my Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series! In this excerpt, Skye takes the pugs Juan and Juanita on a walk so they can visit their original owner. You can find The day could not decide if it wanted to be windy or not. Long gusts would kick up, causing Skye’s hair …
Into the pit – An excerpt from my novel A Long Slow Aftermath
This is an excerpt from my Novel A long Slow Aftermath. In this scene, our working class hero and main character Preston takes his friend, neighbor, and girlfriend to his longtime friend Thea to her first ever punk show. Toshi comes from the other side of the tracks, but she’s also open-minded and wants to …
All the Quotes from my Two Book Series The Rise and Fall of Skye Wright
In my two book series Dani Dassler, Simon Warwick Beresford! A lot of quotes are song lyrics. Let me know if you know the band. Extra credit if you already know the song! I heard that girl is fast and frightening Dirty hair and a laugh that’s mean Her neighbors call her an evil machine …
A Night Time Drive – Excerpt from my upcoming novel Finding the Apex Devil Girl
Skye Wright takes a random middle-of-the-night drive in my upcoming novel Finding the Apex Devil Girl. This is a sneak peek scene from book three of The Rise and Fall of Skye Wright series, coming out in May 2023. This is a work in progress, so any feedback for this excerpt is appreciated! Skye …
My Movie Lists
Occasionally on my blog I out up movie lists: Best war movies, best movies about artsy types, and so on. Here’s are all of my various movie lists. Check ’em out! Which ones have you seen? Have a difference of opinion? Let me know! Best War Movies My list top ten best war …
The Mosh Pit – An excerpt for my upcoming novel, What the Hell Ever Happen to Casey Varga?
What’s it like to be in a mosh pit? Have you dive into the pit? And if so, how would you describe it to someone who’s never been to a punk show? The following is an excerpt from my upcoming novel What the Hell Ever Happened to Casey Varga? I am posting this …
Nine Bechdel Test Movies you Should See!
Jennifer Lawrence as Ree in the movie Winter’s Bone, based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell What is the Bechdel test? Formulated by Alison Bechdel as a test for movies and gender representation, in order for a movie to pass the Bechdel test it must meet these three criteria: 1) There must be at least …