Writer – Photographer – Advocate
I love writing Neo-Noir thrillers: the dark, unforgiving world of crime, criminals and the anti-heroes who hunt them down.
The line between good and evil and the choices people make.
Right from being a kid in the 70s, I read every book and watched every movie I could find in the noir genre.
Writing has given me the opportunity to tell stories and share experiences in my own life, in a fictional setting.
Narcissistic Abuse is a recurring theme in my books.
I write about it because I experienced it.
I was in a relationship with a Malignant Narcissist, endured the hell of psychological mind games, gaslighting, adultery, physical violence, et al.
As a man, it was difficult for me to come to terms with being a male victim of domestic violence.
Reality is the personality disorder is not gender-specific.
Both men and women can be equally violent and dangerous.
I lived it. Endured it. Survived it. Recovered, moved on, and rebuilt my life.
After researching Narcissism, Sociopaths, Psychopaths, and Cluster B personality disorders, I understood what I’d gone through and what I needed to do in order to recover.
Yoga and Mindfulness Meditation are a tremendous help to me.
Writing The Breaker series gave me a way to share my experience and lessons learned as part of a novel sub-plot.
I
made my story part of the history of my main character: Seth Egan.
By retelling my personal story in the form of a neo-noir crime thriller, I give the reader a sense of the emotion, confusion and distress of a toxic relationship.
Included on this blog, is a section dedicated to articles, quotes, infographics, and non-fiction books.
June 1st is World Narcissistic Abuse Awareness Day (WNAAD):
October is Domestic Violence Awareness and Bullying Prevention month:
I also advocate for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research and volunteer as a photographer at MS events.
She is currently working
on her own book, about her life, acrylic abstract painting, and journey with
Multiple Sclerosis, entitled: Colors, Critters, Cats, and My Journey with MS.
A percentage of our earnings is donated to Multiple Sclerosis research.
Along with reviewing my personal favorites, I’m writing about watching specific movies with folks who saw them for the first time, as I noted their reactions.
The movie I chose for date night when I first met my wife.
Experiences of being at the theatre.
Some movies I went to see … then regretted the price I paid for the tickets.
The crowd in the theatre, including …
LOUD face suckers and seat creaking gropers that couldn’t afford to get a room.
Back-of-the-seat kickers.
Drunks.
Sleepers that snored … LOUDLY!
LOUD snack crunchers and soda slurpers and spillers.
LOUD belchers.
LOUD and silent farters … oh, God!
Frequent bathroom visitors who disturbed everyone as they stood up and made everyone move … then made them move again when they returned … always when the good parts of the movie were playing.
Grandstanding hecklers who chose the theatre for their LOUD impromptu comedy debut.
Video rental stores and meet-ups with friends that turned into movie-athons.
On this blog, I’m posting my favorite movies on the calendar date of their original theatre release.
I love TCM. They always screen great noir classics.
I'm going back to my writing:
No comments:
Post a Comment