An excerpt from one of my upcoming books was published on North Jupiter Inlet, one of my favorite writing blogs out there. This piece covers the ongoing protests against police racism and brutality.
Jada’s Smile (A Short Story)
Day 12 “You seen Parasite?” “No, why?” “That movie haunts me to this day.” “Damn, it’s really that scary?” “In a way, yes, but not in the way you’d expect.” “We’ll have to watch it once this is all said and done.” “Yeah, for sure.” The waves relentlessly pounded against the edge of the creaky,…
Petscop: The Scariest Horror Series Ever Made
Everyone talks about the sensation of the hairs standing up on the back of the neck. I never quite understood it; hairs don’t literally stand up, do they? How could you feel them anyway; they’re hairs! Never before had I understood this sensation until I watched Petscop. In bed alone at 2:00AM with no one…
Mission Log #257 (A Short Story)
This story was first debuted on author Jordi Burton’s website on January 29, 2019. It takes place in the same universe as my in-progress novel series. Team: The Protectors of the People Team ID: 6264545 Team Leader: Sensori Mission Log # 257 RECORDING STARTED: Every team has that one mission, the unforeseen disaster waiting…
My Top Five Films of 2018
As personally eventful of a year as 2018 was for me, I found it surprisingly slow for the medium of film. Sure, by having MoviePass at the dawn of the year, and AMC Stubs A-List at its close, I was seeing movies more prolifically than ever before. However, films that truly stood out were few…
Venom: The Curse of Studio-Splice Syndrome
Somehow Sony managed to craft another studio-spliced Amazing Spider-Man movie without the titular character. An incredible premise suffered from the violent studio interference that plagued the two Amazing Spider-Man films that this movie somehow shares the same “multiverse” with. Multiple comic book movies released in recent years have suffered from what I would call “studio-splice…
Why Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 is Still Worth Reading Today
Before I dive in here, I feel it’s important to note that I am only about 150 pages into this massive book. In turn, my opinions do not reflect the whole work, but simply my early observations and predictions. Who knows, now that I’m already writing an analysis, maybe I’ll never finish reading this damn…
Polish Holocaust Denial—Don’t Erase, Educate
As someone who traveled to Poland this past December with the sole intent of furthering my Holocaust education, the news about the nation’s government criminalizing any claims of their complicity enrages and disgusts me. Before diving further into the specific issue at hand, I want to note that I am currently deep into a large-scale…
Wild Legends About Gainesville’s History
Note: This article was initially published on the Orange & Blue Magazine official site in October 2017. Link: https://oandbmagazine.com/2017/10/05/wild-legends-about-gainesvilles-history/ As we embark on October, and Halloween ebbs closer, here are some spooky legends about Gainesville that lean a little more toward the “wild” side of its history. By Joshua Klafter Gainesville, the good old swamp. Many have come to…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi—Am I Being Phantom Menaced?
NO SPOILERS I genuinely have no idea what I thought of The Last Jedi. If you know me in person or have been following this site in some capacity, you’ll know how much of a massive Star Wars fan I am. With The Force Awakens being tied with Return of the Jedi as my favorite…