Breaking News Mini-Series

Monday afternoon
 An attack
 Bombs go off
 Shock
 Grief
Unnecessary loss
 RIP
 A nation tunes in
what happened
who did it
how many were hurt
 the networks
       news channels
           reporters
              radio
rush to the scene
 stories are told
photos searched

“We need your help”
 These two did it
suspects identified
search intensifies
a robbery
another senseless murder
a gunfight
one suspect dead
 where is his brother?
 high stakes hide and seek
a trick to bring him out of hiding

 life and death in real time
true drama real
must see
 Nation watches as one

 Starts on Monday
Wraps on Friday

 ©Sante "Sonny" Boninsegna, Jr.
April 19, 2013

Haiku

This was inspired by a Haiku contest sponsored by the American Bar Association last year. It is titled "Brown v. Board of Education." Separate Equal Superficial Difference Watershed Event September 14, 2012

Star Trek Fiction

A walk through the science fiction section at a Barnes and Noble last month reminded me of the strength of the world of Star Trek fiction. The Original Series premiered in 1966 and almost fifty years later those characters are still so vivid, so compelling that the market allows new adventures to continue for fans well after the deaths of the key productions members, including series creator, Gene Rodenberry; Dr. "Bones" McCoy, DeForest Kelly; and Scotty, James Doohan. It is a testament to the skills and work of the actors, writers and directors. I am old enough to remember a time when no Star Trek movies or series were on the horizon. Before and even after the movies and The Next Generation, I found the Star Trek novels enjoyable. Diane Duane, Vonda N. McIntyre, J. M. Dillard, and James Blish, among others, led fans on fantastic adventures in the Star Trek universe. They kept interest in Star Trek going and helped build the fan base. The Lost Years saga nicely filled in the gap between the end of the original five year mission and The Motion Picture. Novelizations of the movies provided important backstory about the crew. That the characters can be so vividly pictured for fans could allow the fiction market to continue indefinitely as long as an "official" storyline can be preserved, after all, we can't have writers just killing off main characters and someone else bringing them back a little later ;). Law & Order and NCIS are two long running series, well actually multiple series for each franchise, that would seem to lend themselves to a profitable publication of new adventures after the production of new episodes ceases. The relaunch of the The Original Series movie franchise in 2009 was handled so well that we may see several new cinematic stories involving Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the Enterprise crew. I look forward to that and to the books those films will undoubtedly inspire. March 31, 2013