The Regulators

Desperation by Stephen King and The Regulators by Richard Bachman

May 15, 2013 by Bob 2 Comments

Sifting through old computer files, I found this November 1996 review of Stephen King’s Desperation and Richard Bachman’s The Regulators. Enjoy! — R Stephen King’s Desperation, and The Regulators — penned by King’s alter ego, Richard Bachman — feature the same cast of characters in polar opposite roles. In Desperation, the Carver family of Wentworth, Ohio […]

Subway Eyes

Strange mosaic tile eyes follow me at the Chambers Street/WTC subway station, New York City, USA.

5 Things They Should Teach In High School

My last column was about the demise of cursive writing, how many school districts are phasing out longhand in favor of teaching kids how to type on keyboards. I’ll begrudging admit it makes sense – everybody needs to know computer basics these days. But it got me thinking about other changes that are needed in […]

Burial To Follow by Scott Nicholson

Scott Nicholson often writes about the strange burgs and creepy backwaters found along the Appalachian Trail, and Burial to Follow is no exception. I’ll admit, I didn’t understand everything that was going on in this novella – something about helping recently departed souls cross over by eating memorial pies – but Nicholson’s ability to create […]