Lonely and Waiting…

There are a few movie soundtracks that have held up for decades.  Tastes indicate what albums make your personal list, but Queen of the Damned makes that list for me.  Even better is the fact that several of the songs have two versions thanks to record company...

Tumbling Over A Cliff…

Relationships come in many different forms.  One of the tried and true ones in writing is the couple who suddenly, irrevocably realize they’ve fallen in love.  If done really well, it surprises the author as well as the reader. Today’s Metal Monday song...

A Lion's Legacy (Music Monday)

I’m a huge fan of Game of Thrones.  Even if I’ve given up on George R.R. Martin ever finishing the series (writer’s block is a thing), I do enjoy what HBO has done with Westeros and the story arc. One of the big things is the evolution of the...

Metallica Does the Tenth Plague

Heavy metal, as a genre, often gets a bad rap for being nothing but screaming and guitar riffs.  As I’ve alluded to when discussing several other bands, there’s often a lot of higher concept work involved.  As one of the undisputed “Masters of...