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Cowboys and Aliens: Mot Juste!

June 25, 2012July 18, 2011 by David Mark Brown

mot juste/ˌmō ˈZHYst/ Noun: The exact, appropriate word.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me say how ecstatic I am about the timing of this new weird-Western movie. (Fine, the graphic novel has been around since 2006, but how many of you have heard of it?) But I mean, holy alien prodding! I’ve planned the release of Fistful of Reefer to be July 31st (formerly June 31st) for several months. And now it’s announced that Cowboys and Aliens will be released nationwide on July 28th?

I tell you, it’s exactly appropriate. And for those of us who have always rooted for the Indians we can now root for our future galactic overlords. (I jest! I love the Cowboys *grumble, grumble. Stupid, evil Jerry Jones*) Not only is the timing perfect, but the content is perfect as well.

Reeferpunk, Vol. 1 at Smashwords

June 23, 2011 by David Mark Brown

My first ebook of Reeferpunk shorts is available at Smashwords.com now! I haven’t exactly put on the big boy pants yet, but I’m out of diapers anyway. (Currently I’m streaking around the office buck naked.)

Smashwords, for those of you unfamiliar with the flying-the-finger-realm of indie writers and readers who think that DRM (Digital Rights Management) is akin to a crack team of 300 lb. smoke jumpers stationed in the Antarctic to make sure the ice doesn’t melt, let me introduce you to Smashwords.

The Stoopid Shall Rule

June 2, 2011 by David Mark Brown

Bow down to me, for I am your intellectual lessor. That’s right. I’ve got a brain, and I know how to ignore it. These truths transform me into a nearly irreconcilable and insurmountable power among all the bipedal who have ever roamed the earth.

At least that is what Steven Pressfield says in his recent book, Do the Work. And I’m just stoopid enough to agree. 1.) stoo·pid/ˈst(y)o͞opid/(adjective): combination of ignorance and laborious effort. (Yes, I made it up. I’m stoopid remember!) Never have I read words written by another that I so perfectly felt in my own soul (except for maybe a few passages in Holy Scripture, but whatever).