Credits List

 

Second Chances- Short Fiction: A bit of really short fiction done for a blog chain prompt and published on my blog on the 10th of February 2012. It can be read here, comments welcome!

Fish Out of Water Column- Valentine’s Day: The second Fish Out of Water column for the Dolphin Talk newspaper out of Port O’ Connor, Texas. This was first published online on February, 9th,  2012 and was also in the print copy of Dolphin Talk on February, 10th, 2012. The online version can be seen here.

 Dolphin Talk- Library Book Sale in Port Lavaca Texas: Factual news report on the book sale that took place at the Port Lavaca Texas Library at the end of January 2012. This piece was published online on February, 9th, 2012 and was physically published in the February, 10th edition of the Dolphin Talk newspaper. The online version can be seen here.

Shatter The Backboard- Five Worst NBA Owners: Article on the top five worst owners in the NBA who have hurt their franchises and their fan base. This article was originally published on January, 31st, 2012 and can be viewed here.

Dolphin Talk- Johnstone Building Dedication: A factual report done for the Dolphin Talk paper on the dedication of a newly remodeled Johnstone building on Main Street in Port Lavaca,Texas. First published in Dolphin Talk‘s January, 27th, 2012 edition. The report can be read here.

Dolphin Talk- Fish Out Of Water Column: A column about moving from Chicago Illinois to Port Lavaca Texas first published in the Dolphin Talk newspaper on January, 27th, 2012. This was one of my two initial pieces for Dolphin Talk out of Port O’ Conner Texas (Circulation 5000), as well as the paper’s website. The column can be viewed here.

Winter Nightmare!: A contribution to an online blog chain where the prompt was to write about any kind of “Winter Nightmare”. I decided to write about my experiences with a blizzard that took place in the Chicago area in 2011. This was published on my Blog and the post can be seen here.

Eddy Curry- Has Been or Coming Back?: First published on January, 20th, 2012 on Shatter the Backboard.com. An article about the up and down career of NBA center Eddy Curry and his battles throughout his pro career. This article was also picked up for larger syndication by Yardbarker.com. The original version of this piece can be read here.

Chicago Bulls-Lucas Steps Into the Spotlight: Originally published on January, 12th, 2012 on Shatter the Backboard, this article was then syndicated by Yardbarker to the Chicago Bulls team homepage on Fox Sports on January, 13th, 2012. The original article can be seen here.

Bulls Get Their Wings With Hot Start: An article for Shatter the Backboard where I break down the Chicago Bulls incredible 6-1 start to the 2011-2012 NBA regular season. This article was first published on January, 6th, 2012 and can be seen here.

Eternal Law-Episode One Review:A review of the first episode of the new ITV series Eternal Law. This review was first published on Cult Britannia on January, 6th, 2012 and can be viewed here.

2012: I have become a featured journalist at Shatter the Backboard.com and some of my NBA articles begin to be picked up by Yardbarker and Fox Sports.

Chicago Bulls- Too Much Booze?: From Shatter the Backboard.com, an article discussing if Carlos Boozer was the right free agent choice for the Chicago Bulls in the free agent market of 2010. The article can be read here.

Regent Times Magazine Special Number One: The first edition of this PDF magazine contains by review of the book Water For Elephants and can be read and downloaded here. Published by the news website Regent Times.

Merlin- The Sword in the Stone Part two Review: A review of the series three finale of the BBC series Merlin for the site Cult Britannia. The review can be read here.

Chicago Bulls- Herd Complete?: The first of hopefully many post on the Chicago Bulls and the NBA for the site Shatter the Backboard.com. This one focuses on how prepared the Bulls roster is for the lockout shortened 2011-2012 season.

You can view the article on that site here.

 

Doctor Who-Missing Episodes of Sierra Leone Article:

A piece on the Doctor Who episodes that were presumed lost in the country of Sierra Leone. First published on December 17th 2011 on Kasterborous. The article can be viewed here.

Note: At this time I was offered unpaid work writing a weekly NBA column for the as yet unfinished basketball website Shatterthebackboard.com. More on this work as it unfolds. Articles submitted here have the possibility of being syndicated by Fox Sports.

Sarah Jane Adventures- Sky Review:

A review of the first adventure from the fifth and last series of the Sarah Jane Adventures, published on October 12th 2011 on Kasterborous. The review can be read here.

Merlin- The Darkest hour Part Two Review:

Review of the second part of The Darkest hour, published on Cult Britannia on October 12th, 2011. The review is available to view here.

Doctor Who- To Arc Or Not To Arc (Is It A Question?) Opinion Piece/Article:

An opinion piece published on October 9th 2011 for the website Kasterborous.

It examines if the increasingly complex story arcs were a boon or a burden to the series in 2011.

The full article can be seen here.

Book Review of The Plot Against Marlene Dietrich:

Paid to do review of the short novella The Plot Against Marlene Dietrich. The work was done in a prompt manner and was published as part of Amazon’s review system. Was also offered possible internship in near future because of the quality of the review. The Amazon version of the review can be seen here.

 Merlin- the Darkest hour Part One Review:

review of the first episode of the fourth run of BBC’s Arthurian drama Merlin. First published on Cult Britannia on October 3rd, 2011. The review can be seen here.

The Fades- Episode One Review:

Cult Britannia‘s take on the first part of the new BBC supernatural drama The Fades. Published on September 22nd, 201, the review can be seen in full here.

Misfits Vegas Baby! Online Short Review:

A short online film was put out by the E4 network to show the departure of one of the main characters of the last three series of the television show Misfits. This is the review of that short from Cult Britannia, first live on September 16th 2011. The review can be read here.

Torchwood- Immortal Sins Review:

Written for Kasterborous.com, this is a review of the seventh installment of the Torchwood: Miracle Day saga that was running on both Starz and BBC One. first published on August 29th 2011, the review can be found here.

Torchwood- Escape From L.A. Review:

A review for Kasterborous on the fourth episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day, which was running both on Starz and on BBC One. This review first saw the light of day on  August 4th 2011 and can be read here.

 Torchwood- The New World Review:

A review of the first installment of Torchwood’s fourth run with the first episode The New World which was shown both in the US on Starz and on BBC One. This review was published by Kasterborous on July 11th 2011. The review can be viewed here.

Siren Film Review:

Matchbox films was kind enough to send me a reviewer’s copy of the DVD of this film to review for Cult Britannia over the Summer. the results of this review can be read here.

Doctor Who- The Doctor’s Wife Review:

A review of the televised episodes The Doctor’s Wife by Neil Gaiman done for Kasterborous on May 15th 2011. The review can be read in full here.

Doctor Who- Whotopia Issue # 21 (Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen & Sarah Jane Adventures Review):

A double dip for this issue of Whotopia as I write both a tribute to fallen Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures star Elisabeth Sladen as well as a review of one of the episodes of the fourth series of the Sarah Jane Adventures, The Empty Planet. this issue can still be downloaded in PDF format here.

Doctor Who- Karen Gillian: Model Companion:

Another Kasterborous news item I wrote while the main editor was busy with other matters. first published May 5th 2011. The news piece can be read in full here.

 Outcasts Review:

A review of the first (And last) series of BBC’s Outcasts done for Cult Britannia. First published on March 28th 2011. The full review can be seen here.

 Doctor Who- The BBC Radio Episodes News Piece:

A quick news piece I wrote due to Kasterborous‘ editor having matters to tend to at the time. It was posted on March 19th 2011. Mentioned here as I hardly write news items for the K. The item can be viewed here.

Doctor Who- Whotopia Fanzine Issue #  20 (Feature Article: Ten Again):

Written to be one of the two major pieces of the tribute to the tenth Doctor David Tennant in this issue of Whotopia, this article was published as part the PDF formatted issue number 20. This was the first time I was published in this long running and highly polished fanzine. Released in Febuary 2011 Issue twenty is still available for download here.

Going into 2010 I should note that at this time and throughout 2011 I was still writing various news articles and such for Cult Britannia, the remainder of which can all be seen here as they would be too numerous to place in this list.

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2010:

 Misfits Series Two Review:

Again for Cult Britannia, this was a review of the entire second series of the E4 show Misfits. The review was first published on December 30th 2010 and can be read here.

Dirk Gently Television Special/Pilot Review:

A review written for Cult Britannia it focuses on the pilot special for a Dirk Gently series for the BBC. It was first published December 17th, 2010 and can be read here.

Stephen King’s Cell Reviewed:

First written for Alwyn Ash’s now defunct site Little Shop Of Dickens before it closed it’s doors. It was also published via my Yahoo! Associated Content Page and can be viewed here.

A Clockwork Orange Book Review:

Done for the first few weeks when Cult Britannia needed content and fast, I whipped up a review of one of my all time favorite science fiction novels. The review can be seen here.

Doctor Who- Fish Fingers & Custard Issue # 3 (Doctor Who & the Red Dye of Death):

Another contribution to the fanzine Fish Fingers and Custard from December 2010, this one focusing on how hard it was to get Doctor Who merchandise in the United States in the eighties. This issue is available for download in PDF format from here.

This was meant to be the next to last article in a series but the final article has yet to be completed and published although as the fanzine is still going strong and the editor is a friend I do intend on it being completed at sometime in the future.

Note: About this time I was made co-editor and head news writer of the website Cult Britannia. The news piece are too numerous to post lest this credit list be miles long but you can view all my contributions to that site here and I have also placed some of the more interesting postings, such as reviews, into this credits list so they are not lost in the shuffle.

Whovian Jewellery!- Article/Advertisement: 

First written as an article with quotes about one Annabel Graham, a metal work artist who did pieces loosely based on the BBC show Doctor Who for the site Kasterborous.com On December 10th, 2010, Annabel liked the piece so much that she soon used the piece word for word on her popular site Whovian Jewellery where she sells her wares as her ‘about’ page.

Link to Kasterborous Version

Link to Whovian Jewellery Version

Doctor Who- The Cradle of The Snake Audio Review:

From the Peter Davison run of audio adventures from Big Finish, this review was first published on October 23rd, 2010 on Kasterborous.com and can be seen here.

Sarah Jane Adventures-  The Vault Of Secrets Review:

A review of the televised episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures called The Vault Of Secrets. This was first live on Kasterborous.com on October 22nd, 2010,

The full review of the episode can be found here

Doctor Who- Fish Fingers and Custard Issue # 2 (Doctor Who & the Pledge Drives of Doom):

A feature piece written for the second issue of the Doctor Who fanzine Fish Fingers and Custard that focused on the PBS pledge drives Doctor Who fans had to endure in the eighties.

This issue is available both in Downloadable PDF format as well as being able to be purchased fr a small free in a paper copy. Information on how to obtain both can be found here. 

Doctor Who- The Guardian of the Solar system Audio Review:

Part of the Doctor Who: Companion Chronicles line of Doctor Who audios put out by Big Finish, this audio review was first published on Kasterborous.com on August  17th 2010 and can be seen here.

 Jago & Litefoot- The Spirit Trap Audio Review:

A review on the Doctor Who spin off audo Series Jago & Litefoot, mainly the episode The Spirit Trap.

First published on Kasterborous.com on July 25th 2010, the full review can be read here.

Jago & Litefoot- the Bellova Devil Audio Review:

A review for the Big Finish audio series Jag & Litefoot done for Kasterborous.com.

The original content was first published on June 17th 2010 and can be seen here.

Doctor Who- Fish Fingers and Custard Fanzine Issue # 1 (Doctor Who & The Video Pirate):

An article featured in the debut issue of the Doctor Who fanzine Fish Fingers and Custard that was more of a news piece about a hijacking of a PBS station’s signal that occurred at WTTW channel 11 in Chicago in 1987 during an episode of Doctor Who.

The issue was released in June 2010.

This is one of the very few factual pieces about the incident that is very popular on the internet.

The issue that contains the article can be downloaded in PDF format here.

Doctor Who- Never Judge A Silurian By His Murka Article:

A feature article that went live on the Kasterborous.com website on May 20th 2010. this was a prominent piece at the time on the site to complement an upcoming television episode of the popular series. it was a history an recap of the Silurian race.

The original content can be read here.

Doctor Who- Vampires Of Venice Television Review:

A review of the Doctor Who television episode Vampires Of Venice, first published at Kasterborous.com on May 10th 2010. The original article can be viewed here.

Doctor Who- Runaway Train Audio Book Review:

A review of the 2011 Doctor Who audio book The Runaway Train, first published on Kasterborous.com on  may 7th, 2010. This content can still be viewed here.

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2009:

Doctor Who-The Eight Truths Audio Review:

A review of the Eighth Doctor audio The Eight Truths, originally published on Kasterborous.com on September 20th 2009. It can still be viewed from it’s original URL here.

 Primal fear Article:

An article written and published on September 13th, 2009 for the website Kasterborous.com that focused on the Doctor Who story Planet of the Spiders. This was feature piece at the time it was published and can be viewed here.

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2007:

Sarah Jane Adventures- Warriors Of Kudlak Review:

(Kasterborous.com link to this content)

A review published in October 2007 for The Sarah Jane Adventures episode The Warriors of Kudlak. The content is still available on Kasterborous.com and Yahoo! Associated Content.

Sarah Jane Adventures- Eye Of The Gorgon Review: 

A review of a a Sarah Jane Adventures episode from 2007.

Available on the Kasterborous.com website.

Sarah Jane Adventures- Revenge Of The Slithleen Review:

Review of the Doctor Who Spin off series The Sarah Jane Adventures. This piece was first live on Kasterborous.com in September 2007. It is no longer available at that URL but is till able to be seen at my Yahoo! Associated Content account by clicking here.

Doctor Who- Immortal Beloved Audio Review:

A review of one of the eighth Doctor Big Finish Doctor Who audios from 2007. This review was orginally published on kasterborous.com but now is only available on Yahoo! Associated Content here.

Doctor Who- Horror Of Glam Rock Audio Review:

First live on Kasterborous.com in early 2007, the review is now only available on Yahoo! Associated Content here.

 Doctor Who- Blood of the Daleks Audio review:

A review of the Doctor Who audio Blood of the Daleks originally published in 2007 on Kasterborous.com. No longer available on that site, it is still able to be viewed on Yahoo! Associated Content here.

Torchwood-Captain Jack Harkness/End of Days Review:

Published over two separate dates in early 2007, this was the review(s) of the finale episodes of the Doctor Who spin off Torchwood, first went live on the Kasterborous.com website but is now only available on my Yahoo! Associated Content account. You can view the piece here.

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2006:

Note: Began writing for Kasterborous.com in the Spring of this year.

Torchwood- Combat Review:

First published in December 2006 on Kasterborous.com, this review can now only be seen on my Yahoo! Associated Content page here.

Torchwood- Out Of Time Review:

Review of the Torchwood episode Out of Time first published in December 2006. Now only available on Yahoo! associated Content as it was eventually removed form Kasterborous.com. The piece is available for review here.

Torchwood- Greeks Bearing Gifts Review:

Another review form Torchwood’s first run, it was first published in November 2006 on Kasterborous.com but now can only be viewed here through my Yahoo! Associated Content page.

 Torchwood- Small Worlds Review:

A review of one of my favorite story’s from the first year of the Doctor Who spin off Torchwood. First published in November 2006 on Kasterborous.com but no longer available, can still be viewed through Yahoo! Associated Content here.

Torchwood-Ghost Machine Review:

First published in October 2006 on Kasterborous.com, this one is also no longer on the site but can be viewed through my Yahoo! Associated Content account here.

Doctor Who- Girl In The Fireplace Review:

Published originally in 2006 on Kasterborous.com although this one is not available in the Ultimate Regeneration book. However it is posted on my Yahoo! Associated Content account here.

Doctor Who- Age Of Steel Review:

Was originally posted in 2006 on Kasterborous.com.

No longer available on that site or anywhere else due to it being a part of the Ultimate Regeneration book published in 2010 and available here.

Doctor Who- School Reunion Review:

No longer available on The Kasterborous site, was a review of the Doctor Who episode School Reunion, still available as part of my Yahoo! Associated Content account and is viewable here

 

Before this, I had had some poetry published in the early nineties when I was in eighth grade and high school in the Southwest News-Herald.I do have physical clippings of these poems, one of which can be seen in the photo to the the right of this text.

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