Amtrekking, Complete

I stopped live blogging my Amtrak trip after New York City, but what follows is the complete travel journalism story that came out of my journey. The story contains information and excerpts from the previous live blogs in addition to original material. AMTREKKING by Miles Schneiderman There are strange noises coming from the seat in … Continue reading Amtrekking, Complete

Another War In The Middle East? Joe Harting Show, 9-3-2013

On September 3, 2013, I joined Joe Harting as a guest co-host on KBTK's The Joe Harting Show. The topic of the day was the then-looming possibility of an American intervention in the Syrian civil war. Joe and I discuss the pros and cons of such an intervention and take numerous phone calls on the … Continue reading Another War In The Middle East? Joe Harting Show, 9-3-2013

Review: Game of Thrones S3E9 – The Rains of Castamere

Originally published under the pen name “ghostlovesinger” at ToweroftheHand.com, June 4, 2013. http://towerofthehand.com/blog/2013/06/04-review-rains-of-castamere/index.html Warning: The following contains spoilers for the third season of HBO's Game of Thrones.   Game of Thrones has officially made a tradition of a season's penultimate episode delivering its most memorable moments. Ned Stark lost his head in the first episode … Continue reading Review: Game of Thrones S3E9 – The Rains of Castamere

From the pages of A Flight Of Sorrows: Daggers in the Dark

This was my contribution to the ebook Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows, published on October 5, 2012 by Blue Buddha Press. The ebook sold relatively well and I continue to see monthly royalty payments for it. The essay also appears in the print version of the book Tower of the Hand: A … Continue reading From the pages of A Flight Of Sorrows: Daggers in the Dark

Review: A Dance With Dragons

Originally published under the pen name "ghostlovesinger" at ToweroftheHand.com, September 13, 2011. http://towerofthehand.com/blog/2011/09/13-ghostlovesinger-reviews-adwd/index.html Warning: The following review contains spoilers for A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin.   Let's get the obvious out of the way. A Dance with Dragons is a fantastic book that was well worth the six-year wait between novels. … Continue reading Review: A Dance With Dragons

The ridiculousness of Black Friday and Wal-Mart

I heard a great riddle over the Thanksgiving break. What’s worse than a holiday that celebrates the 1636 colonial massacre of an estimated 600-700 men, women and children of the Pequot Indian tribe (which, of course, no longer exists) while simultaneously claiming to celebrate a day of peace and gratitude? That’s right — the day … Continue reading The ridiculousness of Black Friday and Wal-Mart