Hazel-Ra! (200th Post)

By G.P. Avants Welcome to God Among Geeks 200th post! Netflix is setting the bar with a number of original new series. Flipping through the new choices I was pleasantly surprised to see a classic book being reimagined. (Yes, we do love classic books her on God Among Geeks.  We love our fandom movies, TV…

Fiction’s Fearless Females: Hope VanDyne

By G. P. Avants With a tribute to the Fiction’s Fearless Females,  I wanted to share my pick for a heroine who knows how to bide her time until her time arises she sprouts her wings and fly. Usually the best characters are waiting in the wings while other heavy-hitters are in the heat of…

We Discovered Red Angels!

By G.PAvants       Before you read this piece, I need to let you know that I HAVE NOT completed Star Trek Discovery Season 2. So, this story is based on the intel that I have gathered up to this point. I guess you could say this is my disclaimer up to the point…

The Sadness Channel

  By G.P. Avants I am not sure if I have ever shared the fact that I am a high school teacher. I am one of those crazy creative English teachers who has a hard time following the prescribed way of doing things.  I am not a outright rule breaker, I just have to do…

Tips for Writers: Are You a Vulcan or a Klingon? | Mitch Teemley

“Words, words, words.” ~Hamlet Whether you are a prosaic get-to-the-point communicator or a wild and wooly wordsmith, you’ll be a better writer if you tap both sides of your brain: The accurate, logical, pragmatic Latinate side, and the The intuitive, musical, sensory Anglo Saxon side Or, if you will, the Vulcan side and the Klingon……

Never Get Full of Phil

  By G.P. Avants A few months ago my wife and I discovered a lot of really great shows on Netflix.  Since we both want to travel and trying different cultural dishes, we found show that blended both well. It’s called, “Somebody Feed Phil.” What a simple, personal journey that one man has to discover great…

It’s The Red, White, & Blue, Charlie Brown

  By G. P. Avants   Charlie Brown & Linus are in school. The teacher, Ms. Othmar, asks students to stand for the flag salute. A number of  students won’t. Linus feels compelled the  give his class a little American history.   Ms. Othmar: Waa, waaaa, Waa, wa. Waaaaa. (There is a rustle in the…