MICHAEL F. HOUSEL has authored several novels for Airship 27 Productions, including THE HYDE SEED, MARK JUSTICE'S THE DEAD SHERIFF: PURITY & THE PERSONA TRILOGY, with his short stories appearing in THE PURPLE SCAR, THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE & RAVENWOOD, STEPSON OF MYSTERY. He is also a faithful contributor to Eighth Tower Publications' DARK FICTION series, various popular-culture periodicals and a frequent associate producer for MR. LOBO'S CINEMA INSOMNIA.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
REMIND MAGAZINE (APRIL 2026): EN GARDE! SWASHBUCKLERS SALUTE
The grandeur of swashbuckling adventure hits a new high with ReMind Magazine's April 2026 issue.
The contents contain the high-flying antics of Zorro, Robin Hood, Batman, Spartacus, Captain Blood, the Black Pirate, the Crimson Pirate, Jack Sparrow, Long John Silver, Andre Moreau, the Musketeers ... and more, along with the charming gents who portrayed them: Tyrone Power, Guy Williams, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Duncan Regeher, Errol Flynn, Cary Elwes, Dick Guatier, Robert Newton, Stewart Granger, Michael Keaton, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Kevin Costner and Johnny Depp.
For the sake of Nottingham's generous hero, there are even delighful scoops on the character's stellar stars. In addition, one will find a pleasing piece on the fair maidens and damsels in distress behind the men, including Olivia de Havilland, Maureen O'Hara, Raquel Welch, Lana Turner and Kiera Knightley.
For further fun, the April 2026 issue offers puzzles, trivia, cartoons and prizes, buffered by a point-by-point retrospective on the far-out year, 1967.
Order this derring-do triumph today (and while you're at it, why not subscribe?) at
https://www.remindmagazine.com/
SALLY THE ZOMBIE CHEERLEADER'S EASTERWEEN SPECIAL
Sally the Zombie Cheerleader's Easterween Special is an educational romp from 2022. Watching it has become a tender tradition for her many devoted Fleshies.
For the episode, Sally enlightens her students on how pagan rituals phased into Christian ones, with the former's residue becoming a colorful fringe for the uppermost, holy holiday.
To supplement the historical overview, Sally presents tasty filler, including Easter-based, fertility-terror trailers for The Being, Rottentail, Bunnyman 2 and "the Citizen Kane of Horror," The Wicker Man 1973. There are also nostalgic commercials to view and that classic, Silly Symphony short, "The Cookie Carnival," to occupy one's allegorical, Easter basket.
I gotta say, I learned lots from this episode, and so will you; plus you'll have lots of fun in the process.
Hop on over at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6grQ79zbfmo&t=1318s
THE KNOW-IT-ALLS OF FITNESS
A friend, who for this post I'll call Cindy, told me she's considering quitting her gym. She's made astounding strides in getting into shape, having lost weight and gotten toned up, but there's this pudgy know-it-all who shows up during her morning sessions, just before she darts off to work, making it a point to ridicule her routines and their results. Perhaps this guy's assessments are true, she says. The poor gal has a long history of insecurity, and here we have some nettling nitwit (no doubt envious of her success) compelled to burst her bubble at all costs.
For what it's worth, I have a comparable know-it-all at my gym. The flabby fool likes to stroll by and denounce my treadmill efforts, calling such exercising subpar. He also roams the floor bullshitting up a storm. It should come as no surprise, he's no Adonis and still ...
Somehow, someway, one has to evade these body shamers (ignore their remarks and/or tell them where to stick it). I "ghosted" one such sarcastic joker a few years back, who thought it necessary to critique my physique when I was nursing myself back after months of cancer treatments. See what I mean? It's the same ol' song and dance with these bullying blowhards.
I hope Cindy holds her ground. Perhaps, if worse comes to worse, she can continue her admirable efforts at another gym. For sure, she deserves better than to be put down by someone who claims to know it all about fitness, but by the subject's evident out-of-shape state (both in body and mind), knows little to nothing at all.
PUPPIES BEHIND BARS: A CHARITABLE TRADITION
For Easter's advent (and Spring's idyllic spread), warm thoughts of giving blossom again. For those who wish to make a positive impact on others, Puppies Behind Bars is a sincere, worth-while way to do so.





