Years ago I was driving on a San Diego freeway. It was raining something terrible and visibility was poor. Before I knew it, the traffic ahead of me had stopped and I slammed my brakes and veered into another lane to avoid collision. My car stalled and the vehicles behind me narrowly avoided me. AContinue reading “A Case for Malignant Spirits”
Category Archives: Author and Writing
What Our Ancestors Believed
Its amazing how ignorant we believe our ancestors were. They drew strange images on cave walls of creatures no one has seen. They told stories of monsters that exist in the dark, just beyond the light of the tribal campfire. Colorful explanations abound. And because of their wild and vivacious imaginations, we accuse them ofContinue reading “What Our Ancestors Believed”
San Diego Writer’s Online
San Diego writers now have San Diego Writer’s Online, a new forum in which to collaborate and discuss their passion of writing. Moderated by JeSais, an upcoming writer and marketing guru, this forum is a great way to learn about the craft of writing and meet other writers in the San Diego area. You don’tContinue reading “San Diego Writer’s Online”
The Masterpiece as Witness to History
It occurred to me in Italy as I stood before Michealangelo’s David, that we don’t go to see great works of art. We can find pictures of masterpieces in books and on postcards that are better lit, show more detail. Most of us have “seen” great works of art before. Then why do we goContinue reading “The Masterpiece as Witness to History”
Rome Calling
From an Internet Cafe in Rome I sit and write this. The sounds of Roman streetlife drone outside: motorscooters, beeping taxis, an old lady shouting into a phone in Italiano. Lots of pictures, lots of food, lots and lots of €uro. Its easy to understand if Romans in particular look at Americans as small children.Continue reading “Rome Calling”
Shameless Voices Pedagogy Available
I’ve published the Shameless Voices Pedagogy here on Mystic Nebula for those that are interested in empowering their creative writing students with the confidence to speak without fear. http://www.mysticnebula.com/essays/shameless-voices-pedagogy/
Three Histories
There are three histories for every event: The history that actually happened; the history as perceived by witnesses to the event; the history of the event as interpreted by everyone else.
Creating New Worlds – Exploring the Milieu, Proposed Anthology Project
In this proposed Anthology project, Vera explores the milieu as a subject for study and introduces texts that demonstrate the power of creating new worlds. VERA-ProposedMilieuAnthologyProject
Christopher Vera, CISSP, CIPM, GLEG, GCFA 