Episode 11 “Buildup” – COBALT BLUE


A favorite poem of Michael H. Hanson that was published in 2018 and is eligible in the Short Poem category of the Rhysling Awards. ——– THE SEA HORSE ISLES His father was a fishermanknown for trawling the Sea Horse isles,a stretch of brine only his clanhad dared to challenge with their wiles. They say it…
REMAKES ARE A DIME A DOZEN in television and movies these days, but every now and then something special comes along where the child outshines the parent. “Battlestar Galactica” comes to mind, as well as John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” and possibly the upcoming premiere of Netflix’s “Lost in Space” reboot series. In the case of…
I am excited to announce that my poem “Teddy Bear Diner” is one of many that have been Nominated for the 2021 Rhysling Poetry Awards. It feels wonderful to be in the company of so many fantastic poems written by great poets, that will all appear in the 2021 Rhysling Anthology, an amazing collection I…
Space is not simply a hole into which money that could be better used for food stamps or worker retraining is flushed. It fundamentally helps economies and the poor. The single most powerful example of this is the weather satellite. Storms that sank ships and destroyed cities are now spotted early enough for avoidance and…
I was born near the end of 1961, and here is a not quite comprehensive list of scares and frights, not all artificial, that terrified me, delighted me, occasionally froze my soul, and inevitably vaccinated my psyche to one day become a writer of horror. For those a little bit older than me to those…
The AudioBook version of SHA’DAA ZOMBIE PARK is now available on Audible! Featuring the writing of Eric S. Brown, Gustavo Bondoni, Jason Cordova, and Michael H. Hanson! Narrated by the amazing Ben Gamble, this terrifying shared-world novella-anthology is set in New York City’s Central Park during the Mother of all Apocalypses… The Sha’Daa!