At war with clankers. Essay. 1400 words, 7-minute read. Man v Machine By Ray Tabler Experts say that a story has to have conflict. Conflict, the clash of opposing forces is the engine which drives the narrative forward. Keeps the reader from nodding off mid-paragraph too, if done right. There…
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Trigger Words
Bookends of storytelling. Essay. 600 words, 3-minute read. Trigger Words By Ray Tabler Once upon a time… Those are magical words. Words to conjure with, to conjure within a listener’s head. Throughout the history of storytelling there have always been specific phrases to signal leaving this world and entering another….
Sci-Fi Spinoffs
More story to tell. Essay. 700 words, 4-minute read. Sci-Fi Spinoffs By Ray Tabler Television production must be a funny place. There seems to be a sort of schizophrenia involved. The same people who will roll the dice on a totally unproven concept are the ones who will cling tenaciously…