Photo by Geoff Carter Virtual Launch Party with Paul Carter on Guitar
Make America Spock Again
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter During my college years, after class, my friends and I would get together afternoons to watch daily reruns of the original Star Trek. Of course, before the innumerable spin-offs and marketing re-imaginings, it was the only Star Trek. It soon became apparent that while we appreciated Captain Kirk’s boldness, Dr. …
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Little Monsters
by Geoffrey Carter Artwork by Micheal DiMilo One of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes, “It’s a Good Life”, tells the story of Anthony Fremont, a small boy with extraordinary psychic powers living in the town of Peaksville. Anthony can cause people, cars, and whole towns to disappear using only his mind. But because he is only a …
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The Cost of Freedom
By Mark Mamerow Artwork by Micheal DiMilo “Freedom Isn’t Free!” It’s a potent bumper sticker, conjuring up images of GIs slogging ashore through heavy machine gun fire at Normandy, saving our American freedoms from the fascists. Freedom sets America apart from other nations: freedom of thought and expression, freedom to assemble, freedom to worship, freedom to petition …
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Thicker Than Water Virtual Book Launch
August 26th at 7pm on Facebook Live See details here: Thicker Than Water Virtual Launch Event Be there for the virtual launch of the new novel, Thicker Than Water by Geoffrey Carter, an environmental thriller set in Northern Wisconsin. The event will include live music, a short reading, a Q&A session, and prizes. Click the …
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The Things We Carry
By Geoff Carter Artwork by Michael DiMilo America is sick—sick at heart, sick in the mind, and sick in the soul. And the worst thing about it is that we’re in a state of denial about our illness. We know something’s wrong, but we’re like the guy who keeps putting off going to the doctor …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Early Retirement
By Geoff Carter Artwork by Michael DiMilo Movie Review: The Old Man and the Gun There really is no typical caper movie. You can find everything from gritty Hollywood dramas like The Killers, Dog Day Afternoon, and Asphalt Jungle to tongue-in-cheek romps like Oceans 11, Snatch, and The Sting to terse dramas like Heist, Bonnie and Clyde, and Reservoir Dogs. The only elements all …
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Priceless
By Geoff Carter Artwork by Michael DiMilo How much is a human life worth? Depending on your sources, you might hear numbers ranging from ninety dollars to nine million to absolutely priceless. That’s quite a range. Ask a parent what their child’s life is worth, and they’ll say priceless. Ask Donald Trump, and he’ll say …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Northern New Jersey
Artwork by Michael DiMilo By Geoff Carter The Irishman The stated mission of The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing has been to inform my readers about some of the outstanding programs available for your home viewing pleasure. I’ve done a couple movie reviews, put together a couple of lists classifying films by theme and …
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The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing
“The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” The Couch Potato’s Guide to Home Viewing finds itself in a unique position to help our friends make good viewing choices during this time of mandatory seclusion. Our critics will be reviewing film and television programs available to you at home, programs chosen for their artistic and entertainment value. We’ll be …
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Colorblind
I’m a native of the greater Milwaukee area, infamous for being one of the most segregated areas in the country. According to a January 8, 2019 Brookings Institute study, “three out of four black residents in Chicago, Milwaukee, or New York would have to move in order to live in fully integrated neighborhoods with whites.” …
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Blue Christmas
Artwork by Michael DiMilo As we were trimming the tree last weekend, my wife asked me to bring in the laptop so we could listen to Christmas music. I complied—as any trained husband will—and set up the sound system in our dining room. And so we trimmed the tree and drank some wine and listened …
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