Heath Lowrance

…and what a year it’s been for me. Last year, as December was closing out and 2010 loomed before us, I wasn’t optimistic about the future. A...

Now let's see, where were we? Oh yeah, the "essential noir" lists! This time out I'm happy to have a terrific list from th...

Normally, this would be the time of year I'd talk a little about some of my favorite books that I read this past year. But this time, Ke...

The much-anticipated film True Grit is coming out in a couple-few days, so this seemed like a good time to talk about the Coen Brothers. I l...

"You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meani...

A hero is only as interesting as his villain, they say. But sometimes the villain is so interesting that we forget the hero entirely. Have y...

Been at loose ends with my writing lately. You know what I mean? Lots of different ideas floating around, and not sure which direction to go...