Author Archives: rickjlundeen

Getting access to Disney Plus like a lot of people, the whole family finally got to see Hamilton last night. I’m kind of astonished that they put the play on the streaming service. I’m glad they did though. I’ve heard Lin Manuel Miranda perform a song or two from Hamilton on various shows over theContinue reading “The Last Guy on the Planet to see Hamilton checking in…”

Minding my business today when I noticed a bizarre blister on the inner latter third of my right pinky. This was especially curious I don’t remember any abrasion or friction being applied to the inner latter 3rd of righty. I finished chopping all the wood in the backyard yesterday, and there was no sign ofContinue reading “And It Swelled”

I had thought about this story for a number of years before even committing it to paper.  A dystopian near future where the U.S. is ruled by three dictatorial supermen, identical triplets who rise to power via their genetic abilities (strength, speed, pyrokinesis) after breaking free of the institution that had the hubris to artificiallyContinue reading “We Three Kings –2002”

I had thought about this story for a number of years before even committing it to paper.  A dystopian near future where the U.S. is ruled by three dictatorial supermen, identical triplets who rise to power via their genetic abilities (strength, speed, pyrokinesis) after breaking free of the institution that had the hubris to artificiallyContinue reading “We Three Kings –2002”

A guy named Peter Willis is going through a midlife crisis. An old inventor friend of his has died and leaves him his invention, a belt that gives its wearer Tornado powers. Willis is distraught and somewhat drunk, and makes the rather unconventional leap of deciding it’s a sign that he must become a superContinue reading ““So, You Want to be a Super-villain?” — Fall, 2001″

One day, some 20 or 25 years ago, while watching tv, a lame auto insurance commercial appeared on screen. It must have been “Lincoln Insurance” or some such place because after showing black and white footage of old cars crashing into each other, the disembodied head of Abe Lincoln popped up in the corner ofContinue reading ““The Door” — spring, 2001″

By this point, I had the distribution/solicitation/marketing thing down pat.  I put together for Mascot, a story set in a bizarre sector of the Twilight Zone. Basically, in an abandoned baseball field, a large bunch of baseball mascots (giant foam heads, uniforms) all battle to the death. The things I do to amuse myself. ToContinue reading “Mascot — fall 2000”

The youngest actor ever to play the Doctor, Smith was too young to have watched the classic show but when doing his homework after getting the part, he fell in love with Troughton’s portrayal in Tomb of the Cybermen. 1)The Eleventh Hour is a bold entrance for the new Doctor and Smith is in fineContinue reading “Doctor Who Recommendations- The Matt Smith era”

I can’t really say that I’ve ever been excited about the 4th of July. Conversely, I never had any real problem with it. Except maybe the aspiring arsonists who get their rocks off by blowing off fireworks well past midnight because SPARKS GLOW PRETTY. Karma usually takes vengeance on the drunk ones in those scenariosContinue reading “Plenty of Independence”

Maybe I’ll chalk this one up to watching a lot of so so Hercules movies on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Hercules always seemed like a fun loving guy who didn’t know his own strength and got into some crazy adventures. I decided to create a demigod called Steve Steel — basically, a combination of theContinue reading “Steve Steel, Epoch – Spring, 2000”