Scott D. Parker: Writer

When did characters in stories become self-aware of all the story tropes they are in and comment on those tropes during the story? In short,...

Why do you consume a story? I use the word ‘consume’ because you could watch a movie or TV show, read a book, or listen to an audiobook or p...

Quick: What’s the most famous album by AC/DC? If you, like me, instantly thought of the 1980 album Back in Black, you are not alone. It’s th...

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been listening to The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman. I’d never heard of him but the book’s cover caught my...

It took only fifty years but I finally listened to Carole King’s Tapestry. If you read about my regulated reading a few weeks ago, you’ll r...

by Scott D. Parker Earlier this week, a friend of mine at church posted an article about the mental benefits of listening to new music. In h...

Songs 2010 - Hey Soul Suster - Train 2011 - Rolling in the Deep - Adele 2012 - Hell or Hallelujah - KISS 2013 - (tie) The Stars are Out...

I just returned from a wonderful eight-day trip out to Texas’s Big Bend country. For those of y’all that don’t know where it it, visualize a...