Chris Vera

Pasta Primativa Soup

Pasta Primitiva (Mediterranean Style Chicken Noodle Soup) Primitiva was my Grandma-in-law. “Mommy P’s” life was as rich and earthy as the flavors of rosemary, onion and garlic in this soup. I made this for her when she would eat very little else. 2 Tbspns olive oil 0.5 pound boneless chicken, chopped (white or dark asContinue reading “Pasta Primativa Soup”

Chris’ Salsa Classica

Chris’ Salsa Classica Life IS the spice. Heat it up. It starts easy on the tongue, but as the heat grows more intense you find yourself eating more of it to stave it off. Of course, only making things worse…Now, THAT is life! 4 medium tomatoes 2 serrano chiles 2 jalapenos 1 habanero chile 1Continue reading “Chris’ Salsa Classica”

Writing, writing

Seems like awhile since I’ve posted! Working on some new project. In particular, a book. Also, I plan to turn this site into something quite special. One that writers and readers alike can contribute to.

To Calculate the Edges of a Polyhedral

I’m sure this math is trivial to most statisticians, physicists and mathematicians, but some friends and I determined how to calculate the edges of any 3 dimensional polyhedral. We used my AD&D dice to verify. (E * F) /2 where E = the number of edges on a single face of the shape, and FContinue reading “To Calculate the Edges of a Polyhedral”

Spectulative poetry in the news

We speculative poets (that is, poets that write about subjects that may or may not exist, such as the fantastical or science fiction) sometimes play the role of forgotten stepchildren locked in the basement while “real” poets collect all the fame and glory (in reality there’s not much of either, even for “real” poets!). SoContinue reading “Spectulative poetry in the news”

Great song for writing poetry

If you’re like me, you enjoy writing poetry to music. Its best of we can’t understand the words to the music so it doesn’t influence our writing. try listening to this piece WITHOUT watching the video that goes with it so it doesn’t influence you. Let your mind wander…

Bug fungus

After watching the Earth series of videos, I was struck by the fantastic mix of science and surreal science fiction of this piece. Imagine a cordyceps fungi that attacks humans… Yes, this is a dead ant with a fungal mushroom pseudo-pod coming out of its head. Its nothing like the video though. Be sure toContinue reading “Bug fungus”

Artist Trading Cards

Just learned about artist trading cards. Here’s my first crude attempt at creating one.

Now on Twitter

Although I’ve used Twitter for some time to communicate, I’ve decided to integrate it with Mystic Nebula. You won’t find the play-by-play moments of my day here. I wouldn’t dare bore you with that. But I find Twitter is a great notepad to leave a thought that could in turn become a poem, a storyContinue reading “Now on Twitter”

My Brother, the Reluctant Poet

My brother is serving faithfully in Afghanistan. He was so moved by a recent Fallen Comrade ceremony–a ceremony he has performed several times–he felt the need to write about it, and after reading it, and with his permission, I felt the need to print it. A Sad Tradition By Thomas David Vera II The warriorsContinue reading “My Brother, the Reluctant Poet”