In Wishful Thinking, Dennis Johnstone reimagines the genie myth through a bleakly comic lens — where every wish exposes the futility of human logic and the price of understanding. A philosophical satire on cause, contentment, and collapse.| Musings from a Stonehead
A sardonic poem about online forms, conditional logic, and the absurd quest to prove our validity in digital systems that keep rejecting us. Witty, exasperated, and darkly human.| Musings from a Stonehead
A Pot of Basil, or, Thank You for Being a Friend Written by Heather Jeanne Violanti Directed by Jannifer Sandella Presented at The Rat NYC 6...| www.thinkingtheaternyc.com
Lesley’s recent comment about enjoying surrealist poetry prompted me to gather these four poems—each a philosophical romp dressed in absurdity—for her enjoyment. The Gut Instinct GambitWhat is intu…| Musings from a Stonehead
Tweedledum, Tweedledee, and the Indecent Moon is a surrealist parody of philosophical debate—where logic wears gloves, clouds gossip, and the moon mediates nonsense. A playful duel between percepti…| Musings from a Stonehead
A Good Look at an Old Evil | The title of this column plays off my first book, A Good Look at Evil. There I revisited some of the main...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
The Fork in the Road | A realization visited me the other day. It had to do with lost friendships. I’d always pictured these...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
The Story | “The crucial thing is the story.” That is what I claim in A Good Look at Evil, my book which holds that the person who...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
A Writer's Conscience | I just finished reading – actually skimming – what I’m tempted to name as the worst book in the history of the...| Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column
Created over the course of several decades, Phil Tippett’s Mad God delivers a powerful movie watching experience. Especially when it comes to one scene in particular…| Slow Burn Horror