Film Review! “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”

Spoilers for the film are included here, so if you haven't seen it yet, consider this your warning!   I like to say I don't have a favorite movie, but if I were to make a list of the possible contenders for that title, the original Jurassic Park would be near the top. A classic …

Short Story: “The Digital Bullet”

I wrote this story a few years ago, inspired by a nonfiction book my mother was reading about hacking and web security. I subsequently published it in the Spring 2016 issue of Stylus, my university's annual fiction magazine. While I don't strictly classify it as science-fiction, I think it does have a near-future cyberpunk feel …

The Problem of Beginning + First Draft Anxiety

For the first post in my writing advice series, I thought it would be appropriate to tackle the subject of how one begins writing: not just beginning a story, but beginning an everyday writing session. The biggest secret about writing is that the physical act of putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) is …

Short Story: “The Mechanical Theater”

For the inaugural work of fiction here on HH, I've chosen a piece that I wrote a few years ago, during my first or second year of college. I remember being inspired by 1930s-style dieselpunk and especially the little robot on the webpage of Clarkesworld Magazine. I think of it as a "worldbuilding piece," something …

An Introduction

Welcome! If you know me already, then I'm glad to see you here. If you don't, then allow me to introduce myself. I'm Dana Himrich, and you've found my writing blog. Lucky you. I've been serious about writing fiction for a number of years now. I got started in high school, and I kept working …