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Bad Sci-Fi Theater: Stung (2015)

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I’d like to introduce a new recurring feature here on Geek Notes: The feature with the descriptive yet banal name…

Bad Sci-Fi Theater!

Stung (2015)

Might be a good time to blink.

See, so-bad-it’s-good sci-fi is something of a guilty pleasure of mine. I’m not sure if I should blame adolescent viewings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, more recent times of getting together with bunches of people to watch things like The Beast of Yucca Flats, or just a general weirdness on my part. Perhaps all three. The point is, if you love to watch (and make fun of) bad sci-fi, these entries might be for you.

And hey, if you follow me on Twitter (@TheWriteMunz), you might even catch me doing it live with the hashtag #BSFT, and can even join in. Most of what I watch will likely be on Netflix streaming, and sometimes I’ll be joining up with other geeks to watch simultaneously. [Read more…]

Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 4

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Alternate title: Four Giant Evil Badgers and a Funeral

Alternate title: Four Giant Evil Badgers and a Funeral

Dreams, disputes, and dealing with doom! All that and more forced alliteration on my part in the fourth chapter of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, known to the rest of you as…

We Burn a Metal Shroud

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My Worst Movie Theater Experience

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When the movie theater experience works, it works really well. Who doesn’t like sitting in the middle of a darkened theater in front of a massive spectacle of storytelling and visual awe, sharing the group experience with mostly total strangers amid incredible sound and the scent of popcorn? (Okay, I’m sure there are those who don’t enjoy that, but it’s meant as a rhetorical question. No need to name names.)

Yet we’ve all had the opposite experience, too. That guy wearing the British Royal Guard hat who sits down in front of you just as the movie starts. The little kid behind you who won’t stop kicking your seat. The horde of gremlins who break into the theater on Christmas Eve, carve up the screen, and keep checking their cell phones. [Read more…]

Now (Re)publishing via Red Muse Press!

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And so it begins!

So you heard the news a few weeks ago: Booktrope, the publisher I signed with in 2014, went out of business as of May 31st. As I retain the rights to my books, I’ve chosen, for the moment, to republish them myself under my own imprint. I’m now pleased to present to you the name of that imprint, along with its own fancy-ass logo!

Red Muse Press Logo

Actually, I suppose it’s kind of a simple-ass logo. But it’s a logo. They’re supposed to be efficient like that. And I really like it. So there.

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Anxious!

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So with today being the last day my old publisher is in business, and my being nervous about making sure my books get transferred back to me and set up again for sale properly, you might say I’m a little anxious. How anxious? Well I’m glad you asked, hypothetical person! I’ve been venting a bit on Twitter…

Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 3

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Alternate chapter title:

Alternate chapter title: “Only Godzilla Can Save Us Now”

I have no idea what’s about to happen, because I’m writing this entry before even looking at the chapter title! What chapter, you ask? Why, the third chapter in Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, otherwise known as…um… *looks* Oh!

I Get a Sneak Peak at My Death

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Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian – Ch 2

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Alternate chapter title: "SOmething"

Alternate chapter title: “Life Is Much Better Down Where It’s Wetter, Under the Siege”

Visions, squid, and aging gods, oh my! …Okay, so that set-up doesn’t really work very well. But there’s no time to fix it, because it’s time for the 2nd installment of Michael Reads Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, which you might better know as…

I Meet Some Fishy Relatives

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