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REVIEW: Neverland [TV Series]

By Mike Vidafar December 23, 2011 CREATIVE WORK, CRITICISM

NOTE: SPOILER ALERT. MAJOR PLOT POINTS DISCUSSED! Earlier this month, Syfy debuted a new mini-series, entitled (you guessed it) Neverland. This adaptation of J.M. Barrie‘s famous world and its…

REVIEW: Watch The Throne [Album]

By Mike Vidafar August 11, 2011 CREATIVE WORK, CRITICISM

NOTE: The “N” word in my articles is ALWAYS “ninja”. As Jay-Z’s voice resounds with the bold claim “I invented swag.” as the album’s second single, Otis begins, I am reminded of exactly what…

The 5 Ages

By Mike Vidafar June 2, 2011 CREATIVE WORK, POETRY No Comments

The Five Ages is a poem modeled after the Epithalamion in structure, written in June, 2011. It is five stanzas long, with both recurring and independent rhymes. Each stanza represents…

Writer’s Eye: New Blood

By Mike Vidafar April 28, 2011 CRITICISM, JOURNAL, Writer's Eye

Tonight I had the honor and privledge of attending Symphony Space‘s SELECTED SHORTS series on Magical Realism. The World of Marevelous Stories was headlined and hosted by none other than…

7-6-5-4-3-2-1

By Mike Vidafar March 29, 2011 CREATIVE WORK, POETRY No Comments

build me up to break me down. watch my castle walls break and crumble round us. they fall fast and, we, as always burn and endure. This work by Michael…

Not Alone

By Mike Vidafar February 2, 2011 CREATIVE WORK No Comments

My eyes dart in every direction. At once, I take it all in. The couple cuddling, the strange lisp, the well hid limp, the tramp stamp, the nervous man in…

Along the Watchtower, pt. II

By Mike Vidafar January 31, 2011 CREATIVE WORK No Comments

The tower is broken, or has fallen…or is under siege by allthefuckingdrones who have found ways of overpopulating, overcrowding and generally overwhelming the collective body by surging to watering holes…

The Magician’s Wife

By Mike Vidafar January 14, 2011 CREATIVE WORK, SHORT STORIES No Comments

The Magician’s Wife is a story focusing on a variety of “magicians” living in the world we know. It was written in January, 2011, and features allusions to some of…

Shake. Rattle. Roll.

By Mike Vidafar December 13, 2010 CREATIVE WORK No Comments

With pen in hand. Not because the upcoming moments make you nervous, but because the thoughts of what may be happening miles away do. Like a bird in a cage,…

REVIEW: Julius Cesar: Set in Africa [Theatre]

By Mike Vidafar December 4, 2010 CREATIVE WORK, CRITICISM

Tonight I had the pleasure of a front row seat to “JULIUS CAESAR SET IN AFRICA” at the NUYORICAN POETS CAFE. It was my first visit to the Nuyorican, and…