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The Penguin surprised me. The first episode was as cinematic as a movie. It’s about a ground-level gangster and his rise to power. Similar to other HBO gems (The Sopranos, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon) it reminds me of a favorite film I look forward to rewatching.

The tone matches the Batman but then it drills down deeper into that world. The actors are well-cast, especially the unrecognizable Colin Farrel, who is ideal for the Penguin role. To understand Farrel’s range, check out In...

I heard somewhere authors should throw out their first million words. Quite a punch to the gut. But as I near that number or perhaps even surpass it (I think I have, if I also count the screenplays and short films I wrote and all those freewrites since I was a teenager), I get it.

Some of my older books and short stories float to my current standard, and others do not, but in a way that’s part of their charm. Over the years I’ve considered revising a post-apocalyptic series, but I always...