Pick-a-Poem: “Induction”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello, blog readers, and welcome to another installment of Pick-a-Poem! For those who aren’t familiar with this feature, every Wednesday we choose a new poem to share with you...
View ArticleA Look Back at HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt” Series: Season 4
http://bit.ly/1IViIfp Premiering in the summer of 1992, the fourth season of “Tales from the Crypt” is full of few high points and far too many low points. We do see some of the biggest stars the show...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Story Openings
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com Obviously, the opening of your story is important. Other than the back cover synopsis, this is the first experience readers are having with your story. This is where you...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: “Furs Not Mine”
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, to another Wednesday. On Wednesdays here, we feature new poetry for you to read and discover. Maybe you’ll find your next favorite poet in one of these...
View ArticleA Look Back at HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt” Series: Season 5
http://bit.ly/1Rp7nhx After what was undoubtedly the worst season to date, the producers of “Tales from the Crypt” struck back in October of 1993 with what is undoubtedly the best season. Thirteen...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #166
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Happy Sunday, blog readers! I hope that everyone has been enjoying the summer so far. Before I recap what’s been going on at the blog recently, I just...
View ArticleA Look Back at HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt” Series: Season 6
http://bit.ly/1LfFLrw Oh, dear. It seems it has come to this, folks. I’d heard that the final two seasons of “Tales from the Crypt” take a dip in quality, but I couldn’t have expected this. That’s not...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Write Garbage
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com Let’s face it, folks. Writing is not always easy. You might have weeks during which your writing flows easily, but you will likely have an equal number of weeks during...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Richard Siken
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, to another installment of our “Pick-a-Poem” post. Every Wednesday, we feature a new poem here on the blog. Hopefully, through these posts, you’ll find...
View ArticleWriting Advice: No Routine
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com Over the years, I’ve read a lot about different writers’ routines. Some are morning people, some are night owls. Some have set times during which they write, some grab a...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Alberto Rios
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, to another weekly installment of Pick-a-Poem. Every Wednesday we feature a new poem here on the blog. We hope that you enjoy these poems, that you find...
View ArticleA Look Back at HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt” Series: Season 7
http://amzn.to/1fRwys6 Oh, boy. After the travesty that was the sixth season of “Tales from the Crypt,” you could only hope that things wouldn’t get worse. Unfortunately, the seventh and final season...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Character Depth
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com Your story is a finite thing. At some point, one assumes, you will reach an ending. The time before that is spent in character study, plot development, and language...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Eamon Grennan
http://riverwalkmamas.com Welcome, blog readers, to another installment of our sometimes-weekly feature, “Pick-a-Poem.” On most Wednesdays here at the blog, we pick a poem to feature for your reading...
View ArticleEditor’s Notes #167
Image source: http://editorialiste.blogspot.com Good evening, blog readers! As the summer draws to a close and a new semester begins at Lewis University, the locale of the Jet Fuel Review’s founding,...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Taking Breaks
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com So, I haven’t written a single word in the month of August. And no, blog posts do not count. In fact, writing has been very spotty for me in 2015. In the beginning half of...
View ArticleThe Gift That Keeps on Giving: A Review of The Gift
http://bit.ly/1KeQkKr Very rarely does a movie affect me so much that I find myself continuously thinking about it even several days after having seen it. The Gift is one of those movies. It’s the...
View ArticlePick-a-Poem: Jayne Benjulian
http://riverwalkmamas.com Hello, blog readers! Welcome to another installment of our pick-a-poem series, in which we feature a new poem here on the blog every single Wednesday. Today’s poem came, as...
View ArticleWriting Advice: Talk it Out
http://lagemoyen.blogspot.com People often say, when you’re experiencing problems in your life, you should talk them through with someone else. Having the perspective of a third party often gives you a...
View ArticleFrom Dusk (Un)Till Dawn: A Review of “Until Dawn”
http://bit.ly/1iFVy7l The summer is behind us and school is back in session, but that’s actually good news for fans of video games! For those of you who don’t follow the video game industry, the summer...
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