In fact, it’s the ultimate 1950’s American comfort food. Although minced meat had been around since ancient times, the meat was usually pre-cooked (leftovers). Ground raw meat wasn’t processed and sold until the late 1800’s. Lack of refrigeration and ground meat’s potential for spoilage kept…

Whenever I wrestle a story to the mat and pin it for the full count (an allegory for finishing a first draft), the victory song from THE 5000 FINGERS OF DR. T plays in my head. Yes, I’ve always watched too many movies. So I…

Unless he sends me more (hint, hint), this is the last of the posts given to me by the fabulous Floyd Hyatt. I wish he had a web site I could recommend, but he says he’s too busy writing and critiquing to maintain a web…