I stumbled upon It this week - the Tim Curry version - on one of the streaming services. Originally filmed as a two-part miniseries for ABC TV in 1990, it had a second life as a film release with both parts combined.

Do you like cats? A lot of people do, but not many are cat people, especially not like those in the 1942 film.

There’s a new chill in the air here in New England. The last of the hay is being cut, the trees look ready to undress themselves and I’m the proud new owner of a couple big pumpkins.

My old neighborhood in Danbury, Connecticut, the other day and although it looked the same, there was an uneasy feeling that I didn’t belong.

I used Walter Von Egidy’s Saturday at the Caverns painting and to me it's an image like none other.

By Bob Deakin “I want a popsicle,” the 6-year-old gentleman requests politely. “Strawberry please!” Who am I to debate with him? He could...

“There are no mistakes in life, only lessons,” is a quote from motivational speaker, Robin Sharma.

A man admitted he knows nothing about guns? In Florida. In a pawn shop. You can’t find a dude stranded on

So If you see someone in my story you think is you or someone else, think again. It’s not you, it’s me.

By Bob Deakin To finish a book or any project is to be inspired. I look for inspiration anywhere I can find it and one source that has...

By Bob Deakin I didn’t want to do it, but I couldn’t let it slide. I noticed a few errors in my new release, Unruly Mix Tales of Music,...

By Bob Deakin I’ve been using Microsoft Word for decades, and for decades it’s been a fight. It’s a great program, really, and has...

By Bob Deakin John Coutinho might as well be one of the characters he draws. I think he is , depending the character and the time of day....

By Bob Deakin Nice up here in Connecticut in June. As a Florida resident, I’m used to it already having been in the 90s since April, but...

By Bob Deakin First week with the release of Unruly Mix: Tales of Music, Artists, Posers and Misfits and I’ve learned a lot. No matter...

By Bob Deakin It’s finally published! Unruly Mix (Tales of Music, Artists, Posers and Misfits) eBook and paperback dropped on Amazon...

By Bob Deakin I'm a Pre-Author Happy Sunday! Have I mentioned how much I hate exclamation points? I have set the launch date of May 1,...