The Inner Garden

It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.

A dozen years ago, I passionately defended this film. In 2025, I'm ashamed of myself.

Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.

How China went from an archaic imperial dynasty to the People's Republic is the subject of my latest deep-dive video.

Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.

My latest deep-dive history video looks at the history of Brazil from 1914 to 1945. It's complicated.

Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process.

How I come up with creative writing ideas is a convoluted, chaotic and often frustrating process.

Behind the Scenes: The American Revolution, In Its Own Words.

My latest video is a compilation of eyewitness accounts from founding of the United States.

The book(s) I’m working on: “Faraway Star” and “Wild Among the Moons.”

Here's a brief introduction to the book(s) I'm working on, a very old science fiction concept whose time may finally have come.

Behind the Scenes: Mexico in World War II.

Yes, Mexico sent a squadron to the Pacific. But there's more to their WWII story than that.