Considering my Mortality, Debating my Legacy

Two of my cousins have forced me to look my mortality in the face. A maternal first cousin, who was like a big brother to me in my girlhood, has been iahnosed with multiple cancers. My[paternal first cousin died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He was only a year my…

John Murray’s tombstone, Mt. Rest cemetary, Lake County, IL {photocredit: Susan Macdonald}

Ghosts is a new show on CBS. It’s quite good, and I recommend it. Warning: Here be SPOILERS.

Ghosts is about a haunted house. It is a rather crowded haunted house. …

{image via Pixaby — from azboomer}

“Old Drunk and the Three-Headed Dragon” a sword-and-sorcery tale intended for Parallel Universe Publications’ Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Adventure, Volume 3

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Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise {image via Disney}

When I first heard that Disney was planning a movie based on the Jungle Cruise ride, I was not hopeful that it would be a Hollywood blockbuster. Growing up in southern California, my family went to Disneyland once a year. I’ve probably ridden the Jungle Cruise at least twelve times…

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SciFi.Radio (formerly Krypton Radio, Sci-Fi for your Wi-Fi) published two movie reviews of Black Widow, one by Gareth von Kallenbach, one by me. Click the links to read the original reviews. Check out SciFi.radio on a regular basis. Feel free to donate to our Patreon campaign.

Black Widow is the…

Susan Macdonald

Wordsmith, freelance writer, Mama, stroke survivor. BA, San Diego State University (English major, anthropology minor). Schoolmarm when my health permits.

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