Month: March 2012

10 Great Thriller Writers

10 Great Thriller Writers Posted by John Manchester on March 27, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog MARCH 27, 2012 9:37AM RATE: 12 Flag I love a good thriller. This recent genre of novels is descended from older breeds of diversionary literature, such as the mysteries, detective stories and horror. Unlike these styles, which have tended to calcify…


MRI Music

MRI Music Posted by John Manchester on March 26, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog MARCH 22, 2012 8:41AM RATE: 14 Flag (Note – I wrote this several weeks ago and didn’t get around to finishing it until now. I’m leaving it in the present tense.) According to clocks and calendars, time marches along at steady, metronomic tempo….


SF 88 and the Cuban Missile Crisis

SF 88 and the Cuban Missile Crisis Posted by John Manchester on March 20, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog MARCH 20, 2012 9:14AM RATE: 15 Flag   Cloud from 1st nuclear explosion, “Mike.” I was scouting sites in San Francisco for a new novel. I called my old friend Dan. He’s been doing audio for films for…


San Francisco Pet Cemetary

San Francisco Pet Cemetery Posted by John Manchester on March 15, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog MARCH 15, 2012 8:49AM RATE: 16 Flag As promised in my last post, here are graves from the Pet Cemetery. It is no longer the peaceful spot it once was now that it cowers under the construction of the new feeder to…


Tuba Times

Tuba Times Posted by John Manchester on March 1, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog EDITOR’S PICK MARCH 1, 2012 8:59AM RATE: 21 Flag   Japanese war tubas  Three short Preludes and an Impromptu for Tubas, Piano, Violin, Pianist, Recording Engineer, Golden Girl, Razor Blade, Sex Toys, Editor of Sex Film (off stage), Orgasm Loop (faked; off stage),…


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