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MIKEL J. WISLER
A Storyteller's Quest for Meaning
Meaningful Science Fiction for a Better Future


How Jurassic Park Made Me a Writer
Hold on to your butts, I'm going to discuss one of the most formative movies and books as far as my love of sci-fi and my pursuit of...


What Would Mark Watney Do?
I survived one of the toughest seasons of my life by asking myself that question repeatedly.


Arrival, Four Years Later...
Just after the 2016 presidential election, one of the best films of the 2010s came out. "Arrival" was exactly what I needed that weekend....


Exploring Tomorrow - Ep 2 - Contact by Carl Sagan
In this episode of Exploring Tomorrow I dive into why this story remains central to my development as both a person and a sci-fi author.


Ready Player One vs. Empathy
Do we have a new sci-fi classic movie from Spielberg? That's probably going to be hotly debated for quite a while, but Spielberg's...


Only a Movie - What Happened to Monday
In the latest episode of Only a Movie for the Stories by the River YouTube channel, we reviewed the Netflix original film, What Happened...


The Big Sick: A Better Kind of Romantic Comedy.
In the latest episode of Only a Movie, we got to see and discuss the movie, The Big Sick. I really found this romantic comedy based on a...


What We Can Learn From the Failed Ending of Beatriz at Dinner
This past weekend, I got to see and review the new film, Beatriz at Dinner, for the Stories by the River YouTube show, Only A Movie. The...


Wonder Woman, Love, and Loss
Might a superhero's greatest power be love? The Wonder Woman movie is out and it's pretty everything I hoped it would be. If you happen...


3 Dark Observations From The Circle
Sometimes movies sneak up and surprise us. But not that often these days, if I'm honest. Not, at least, when looking a most of what the...

His sees a film of himself committing that hasn’t happened yet.
Can it be changed?
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