Month: November 2016

Breaking a Toxic Cycle: A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

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Take a moment to think about the word “fitness.” What images pop into your head? First, you probably think about activities that really make you sweat. Maybe you imagine yourself running outdoors in the fresh air, doing bodyweight training, or taking a bike trip. Visit Thehealthmania to learn more about other healthy habits. But fitness is much more than just exercise: it’s a lifestyle – and this includes a healthy diet and healthy habits along with the right amount of exercise. Can fitness do more than just improve your health? Can it help you more effectively deal with daily stress? ThisContinue readingBreaking a Toxic Cycle: A #HoldOnToTheLight Post

Writing Pulp for the Modern Reader

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I love the old pulp masters. I grew up reading Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, E.E. “Doc” Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and those authors made an indelible impression on my creative psyche. I devoured those stories, and they stuck in me down deep in the leaf mold. (See my essay “Cultivating the Fungus”.) The trouble is, if I go back and read those stories, I cannot help but do it with a modern eye, through my modern sensibilities. Unfortunately, as much as I loved it as a kid, a lot of that stuff doesn’t read veryContinue readingWriting Pulp for the Modern Reader