Articles by Tony Moir

About Tony Moir (31 Articles)

Tony Moir may or may not be one of your favorite writers. It depends. It depends on many things, not the least important is your personal taste in writing. Although if you were to give him a list of requirements, it is possible he could change, or maybe not, I’m not sure. In any case, he is thinking about it.

In Appreciation of Left-Handers

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

I’m a left-handed person, as are about 10% of the people on the planet. Some things attributed to this group are supported by research that proves it, and some are just [...]

A Nice Scotch at the End of the Day

July 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

People enjoy their alcohol. Most people have their favorite kinds, like beer, wine, Zima, etc., but whisky is basically the foundational beverage when you are in the mood for [...]

Sweatpants & History | Amelia Earhart May Have Had a Weirder Ending Than We Think

July 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

You’ve all heard the story, and the mystery it evokes. Amelia Earhart embarks on a grand adventure to circumnavigate the globe in her specially modified Lockheed Electra. [...]

J.J. Abrams Is a Big a Geek, Just Like His Fans

June 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

J.J. Abrams is a huge geek. There, I said it. Besides being the head of a hugely successful production company, and the writer, director, creator, and producer of a literal [...]

Author Interview | Talking Writing with Christopher Moore

June 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Christopher Moore is the author of 17 novels and various other shorter works in the comic fantasy genre. Among his books are Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s [...]

Sweatpants & Television | My Top 5 Episodes of The Twilight Zone

May 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The original 1959-1964 television show The Twilight Zone (dee DEE dee dee, dee DEE dee dee) was a seminal speculative drama series that defined, refined, or inspired many of [...]

Guitars Make the World Better

April 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

People love music, and it seems that we have from the beginning of prehistory. One can imagine ancient caves in which rocks were knocked together and hollow logs were pounded [...]

Sweatpants & Humor | How Beer Determines Who You Are in the Pool

April 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

So. Beer. Here is the thing about beer. It’s basically just tea that has been fermented to give it some alcohol, and in the case of craft beer, it’s been [...]