O Henry – Gift of the Magi
Imagine sacrificing your most prized possession to buy your loved one something for Christmas. And they do the same. First published in The New York Sunday World on December 10,…
Edgar Allan Poe – The City in the Sea
This poem tells the story of a city ruled by a personification of Death using common elements from Gothic fiction.
Edgar Allan Poe – To Marie Louise (1947)
The poem is addressed to Mrs. Marie Louise Shew, a friend of Poe’s and a nurse in Virginia.
Edgar Allan Poe – The Cask of Amontillado
“The Cask of Amontillado” tells the tale of a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Maybe he went a bit too far.
Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856 in the village of Smiljan in the Austrian Empire – in what is presently Croatia. He was born shortly after midnight –…
Here’s the Thing: What’s the deal with the Ides of March
The Ides of March are upon us and we should all beware. … Right?
Here’s the Thing: Everything you always wanted to know about Groundhog Day
For reasons that are difficult to explain, I have always loved Groundhog Day. Even before the 1993 movie came out, I liked it. So I was especially jazzed when the…
New side project
If you know me, you know I wear a lot of hats — figuratively and literally. In addition to doing narration, I own and operate a number of websites and…