Every now and then we come across a book that restores our hope for a better time in future and opens our eyes to the treasures around us that we…
Author: Ernest Dempsey
Good Trouble
Good Trouble (Pantheon Books, 2018) by Joseph O’Neill’s is a collection of 11 short stories that give glimpses of contemporary life in the developed west. O’Neill seems to steer away…
Plague of Corruption
Last year, a video called “Plandemic” became an overnight sensation on the internet and created panic among the establishment and corporate media networks, causing them to rush to censor and…
See Something Say Nothing
In February 2020, former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official Philip Haney was found shot to death in Amador County, California. What cost him his life is documented in his…
Worlds Enough: The Invention of Realism in the Victorian Novel
The study of novel in literature and literary history has been of great interest to literary critics. The Victorian novel has been hailed as outstanding in its realism and form…
Skepticism and Language in Early Modern Philosophy
Philosophy buffs generally agree that language didn’t take center stage in philosophical inquiries until the advent of Analytic Philosophy, meaning around the 20th century. But did the grand masters of…
It Wasn’t About Slavery
Slavery and the American Civil War are almost always seen as the cause and effect in the historical perspective. But was the Civil War really about ending slavery in the…
Anxiety: The Inside Story
Fear or apprehension is deeply related to our survival, individually and as a species. In the realm of mental health, fear manifests as anxiety, a powerful force that can derail…
Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers (2nd Edition)
The second edition of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s short book Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers (Loving Healing Press, 2020) is a resource for writers who want to make sure their…
Twin Peaks: Unwrapping the Plastic
Since it first aired on ABC in 1990, David Lynch’s Twin Peaks has fascinated millions not only inside America but around the world. The paranormal and other-worldly aspects of the…
Sudden Eden
Paradise is a concept tied deeply to one’s faith in the afterlife. However, the soul can experience paradise without physically leaving the earth. How poetry can achieve this earthly miracle…
True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking
From the writer, director, and editor of Phantasm—the cult classic horror movie of 1979 and its sequels—comes this highly entertaining and motivational autobiographical account of Don Coscarelli’s filmmaking journey, True…