Smorgasbord! Here in the Scholar's Corner I'll be building a block of non-fiction writings and essays that I've collected over the years. A lot of these will be papers and articles I've written for college and other professional arenas in the past. I am always willing to allow my work to be quoted as source material for other publications, but under no circumstances may these works be reproduced without my express permission. It's a writer's world, baby, and I'm just living in it!

Americana

"Strange New World: The Twentieth Century's Three Great Wars and Three Great Orders"

An analytic piece investigating World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the new world orders that they created.

Literati

"Metaphorical Metamorphosing: An Explication of Franz Kafka's 'The Metamorphosis'"

A thematic investigation of Kafka's short story in an apocalyptic context.

"Less Than Zero: An Analysis of the Low Man in Elmer Rice's 'The Adding Machine' and Arthur Miller's

A comparative piece investigating the aspects of American big business and their effects on American drama of the twentieth century.

Film & Television

"The Final Frontier: Star Trek and the Thirty Years Since"

An historical look at the effects of the Star Trek phenomenon as social commentary in today's society.

"Seven Times Semiotic: A Metaphorical Explication of David Fincher's Seven"

Yeah, you read that right.

Comics & Animation

"You've Come a Long Way, Baby"

A short piece on the state of the comic book industry today.