J.S. Anand

J.S. Anand

JS Anand began his writing career at the age of 16, nearly thirty years ago, when he published his first fanzine. He earned his Masters in English in 1998. His thesis was the first screenplay accepted at the University of South Dakota. In 2005, he became Iowa's first podcaster, launching the acclaimed Lance and Graal Pagan Podcast, followed by Radio Green Siouxland, an ambitious project aimed at promoting local musical talent.

Anand taught English and Art for twelve years, serving as his school district's media relations coordinator for a period of three years. He currently works as a freelance journalist and technical translator.

Anand has written extensively in a variety of topics, including social satire, paganism, mental health and substance abuse.

He has published a play in verse, "Baldur's Death" and an anthology of horror fiction, "Bedtime Stories for the Faint of Heart," excerpts of which can be found on Associated Content.

Anand recently became involved in videography, and his satirical short film "The Moon Hoax" is available for free viewing on this website.
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  • Winter Dreams
    11/11/2011
    I'm dreaming of the ocean as another Midwest Winter approaches.
  • The Walking Dead Season 2 Kicks Off Sunday
    10/14/2011
    AMC's TV-saga about a group of survivors in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse is packed with stunning visual effects, tightly plotted episodes, and well-developed characterization. How will Season 2 resolve these three cliff hangers?
  • Acer Aspire One KAV60
    10/7/2011
    It's a machine powerful enough to get the job done while you're on the go, but not exciting enough for your kids to hijack!
  • 4 Motivational Sayings that Make Sense
    10/7/2011
    Life's not fair. Putting on rose-colored glasses won't make that any less so. Get mad. Then get busy!
  • Call Center
    9/2/2011
    Expressing a Labor Day hope as I look at the working conditions of those who make BPOs profitable.
  • Cvijece
    8/25/2011
    Flowers represent vivid emotion, sometimes misguided and reckless, sometimes overwhelming. Sometimes honest. In the midst of frenzied fanfare, a mother living through the NATO bombing of Belgrade is overcome with grief as she tries to recount her ordeal.
  • Hitting Bottom After 9/11
    8/18/2011
    Al Qaida's 9/11 terror attack wounded the nation's psyche, affecting us in ways we have yet to come to terms with.
  • Hungry Bob
    5/15/2011
    It's a smorgasboard for the living dead outside. But Bob goes hungry.
  • Brigid's Arrival
    1/19/2011
    This is a liturgical poem for Imbolc, or Candlemass. Please feel free to use it in your circle.
  • Maggots Served at Sioux City McDonald's
    9/12/2010
    A Sioux City McDonald's serves a mouthful of wriggly protein. No big deal, according to taxpayer-supported Siouxland District Health.
  • 5 Things to Do when World of Warcraft is Down for Maintenance
    8/4/2010
    WoW Realms are down for maintenance and you're bored? No need to panic. There is plenty to do outside of Azeroth.
  • Soup to Nuts
    6/25/2010
    What began as relatively harmless fringe group nuttiness has become a growing national phenomenon. Conspiracy theories are spreading like a wildfire over the internet, and their adherents have shown an increased willingness to use violence.
  • World War Z (Chapter 0)
    3/22/2010
    Inspired by Max Brooks' bestseller, here is Chapter 0. It is a short film chronicling a brief chapter in family's misadventures during a Zombie outbreak in a struggling Midwestern. Critics have referred to this clip as "a gruesome, yet family oriented -- and somewhat charming -- prequel to Brooks
  • What to Do After You've Lost Your Shirt
    3/8/2010
    Do what you love, and you'll discover just how easily you can lose your shirt. It's easy to want to pursue our dreams and disregard the risks. But when the consequences of our recklessness nip us in the rear, it is high time to reframe.
  • The Moon Hoax
    2/16/2010
    This mockumentary about the moon hoax strives to be the conspiracy video that takes the cake. From secret societies to assassinations to illegal LSD experiments, it leaves very few issues untouched.
  • Chai
    12/20/2009
    One of the good things I remember about my childhood was my father's cold remedy. I grew up in the northern part of Germany where we don't get a lot of snow, but lots of icy rain that would soak right into your bones.
  • Oprah's Book Club on CNN.Com
    11/24/2009
    How disgraceful that TV channels who once raise the bar, as far as professionalism and integrity were concerned, have pulled bait and switches on the viewing public. Take a look at the trash that's playing on The History Channel, Discovery, and TLC. And now CNN feels the need to join in.
  • Forever
    11/4/2009
    A very short horror film about love lost. This project was entered into a youtube competition a few weeks ago, where it earned an honorable mention. It is 2:36 minutes long. While it contains no graphic violence, it does contain implied violence. Starring Betsy Singh-Anand and Jeva Singh-Anand.
  • The Wiccan Experience
    9/28/2009
    Wicca has been unjustly maligned by its detractors. The clergy of Siouxland First Wiccan Congregation set the record straight with facts and insights.
  • We Need More Immigrants, Not Fewer
    9/20/2009
    All this bellyaching about what should be done about securing the border or controlling immigration is not only annoying but counterproductive, even harmful to the prosperity of the United States.
  • Disheartened Teachers Stage "Drunk Out"
    9/18/2009
    Disheartened by "C" honor roll, faculty stages "drunk out."
  • Empowering Troubled Youth in Rural South Dakota
    9/18/2009
    Students and administrators at Pequot High School have come up with a novel approach: empower troubled youngsters.
  • Asteroid Moons Earth
    9/18/2009
    Observatory staff, suspended intern at odds over authenticity of photograph.
  • Conservative Christian's Answer to Gay Animated Cartoons -- Take No Prisoners!
    9/18/2009
    Creator Dismisses Criticisms of the New Christian Cartoon Being Called Sordid, Disturbing
  • School District Announces "C" Honor Roll
    9/18/2009
    A report card that would have earned youngsters a beating twenty years ago will now earn them something else: a place on the honor roll.
  • Teachers Must Indemnify School District
    9/18/2009
    Fired teachers may reapply for employment controversy-riddled South Dakota school, but must first indemnify district.
  • School Sacks Spanish Teacher, Adds "Tongues" to Curriculum
    9/18/2009
    Spansish teacher Constanza de la Barca has been dismissed from service, allowing local minister to teach "Speaking in Tongues."
  • South Dakota Math Teacher Narrowly Escapes Lynch Mob
    9/18/2009
    Veteran teacher and and decorated veteran loses everything. But parents are angry over his "obsession with academics."
  • An Urgent Message to All Atheists
    9/18/2009
    Look, you silly atheists. There's just no scientific explanation for all these natural disasters -- especially global warming. Think this might be a good time to turn to Jesus? Guess again ...
  • Kanye West Disses Taylor Swift
    9/18/2009
    How could Kanye West do this to Taylor Swift? It's abusive, it's horrible, it's ... it's ... just .... sooooooo ..... mean. The humanity! Ah, God! The HUMANITY! What about the CHILDREN who had to see this? How will they possibly recover from this traumatic experience. Kanye West, LEAVE TAYLOR SWIFT
  • The Conspiracy Video that "Takes the Cake"
    9/14/2009
    "The Moon Hoax" is a thirteen-minute tour de farce through today's conspiracy culture.
  • 5 Ways to Keep My New Year's Resolution
    12/15/2008
    Writing a book is an ambitious project that demands discipline. It requires good planning and the right mixture of guns and butter.
  • The Face of Borderline Personality Disorder, Part 6
    11/24/2008
    Triggered by episodes of stress, BPD patients will often harbor beliefs that they are "being harassed or persecuted." Dissociation is "an unexpected ... disruption of the normal integration of a person's conscious or psychological functioning."
  • The Face of Borderline Personality (BPD), Part 5
    11/22/2008
    Many people living with BPD are also abusive: verbally, emotionally and even physically. The most dangerous and feared characteristic of the disease is the "borderline rage."
  • The Face of Bordeline Personality Disorder (Part 4)
    11/16/2008
    Borderline patients often are plagued by long, lingering feelings of emptiness. During these periods, they are extremely difficult to motivate, they become very introverted, and they suffer from long intervals of low grade depression.
  • The Face of Bordeline Personality Disorder (Part 3)
    11/10/2008
    DSM-IV criteria 5 and 6 address borderline personality disorder's (BPD) self-destructive manifestations and violent mood swings.
  • The Little Goblin -- a Halloween Poem
    10/9/2008
    This Halloween poem memorizes my oldest son's first Halloween. He kept saying "Trick or eat" as he'd hand out candy to the children coming to the door.
  • The Ten Wackiest Third Party Candidates
    9/23/2008
    Are you tired of the same old message and the same old people running for the Oval Office? Are you bored with politics as usual? The 2008 presidential race becomes a whole lot more entertaining when you look at third party candidates.
  • The Face of Borderline Personality Disorder, Part 2
    9/15/2008
    As borderline patients, we are on a constant quest for our sense our identity. Our quests are often reckless, and impulsive and harmful behavior is another hallmark of BPD.
  • What It's Like to Be a Mental Patient
    8/12/2008
    Most people get their ideas of psychiatric wards from the movies. The reality is much different from what Hollywood tells us.
  • The Face of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
    8/5/2008
    Borderline personal;ity disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that can have disastrous consequences for those afflicted and those who live with them. In this series, I am sharing my own experiences with BPD.
  • Pilgrims in Blue and Green
    8/1/2008
    A poem about mental illness
  • 4 Principles of Pagan Public Relations
    7/29/2008
    When the media discover, usually around Halloween, that there are witches in the neighborhood things can sometimes get complicated. Most people, Wiccans and Pagans included, are not very skilled at public relations.
  • Sioux City Food Pantry Looking for Local Sponsors
    7/21/2008
    Siouxland First Wiccan Congregation's food pantry helps over 30 families. Now it is looking for help from local businesses and private persons.
  • How to Use an Ouija Board
    7/17/2008
    Horror movies and books, such as the Amityville Horror series, sensationalize the dangers of the Ouija Board, and so do many internet rumor mills. But as with all other communications media, there are safe and unsafe ways of operating the Ouija Board.
  • Grant to Provide Addicts Access to Recovery
    7/16/2008
    Access to Recovery is a state funded grant designed to help addicts in the early stages of recovery.
  • Affirmations for Borderliners
    7/14/2008
    Many borderline patients have come to believe that they are fundamentally unlovable. The direction of self-destructive self-talk can be changed with positive affirmations.
  • The Song of Lugh and Sreng
    7/12/2008
    This metered poem is a retelling of the Irish myth of Lugh and Sreng. Sreng's cruelty and oppression can only be checked by the Sun God Lugh.
  • Marie Jarry's Plight Not Unique; 5 Ways to Fight Back
    7/9/2008
    Marie Jarry's plight is not unique. Many teachers, no matter how excellent they are, suffer when their school boards turn Taliban. Here are 5 ways to fight back.
  • Baldur's Return
    7/3/2008
    This poem is based on the Norse legend of Baldur's Return. After the last battle, Ragnarok, has been fought, the slain sun god returns to establish and everlasting reign of mirth and peace.
  • Gnosis, Mystery and Unitarian Universalism
    7/2/2008
    My first attempt at reconciling Unitarian Universalism and magick had me decried as a "stormcloud" by some atheists and a dogmatist by some Thelemites.
  • Thinking About Your Illness Can Drive You Crazy
    6/28/2008
    Your illness (BPD) won't take a break from you. The question is: can you take a break from it? Or: Can you give yourself a break?
  • Full Moon Over Nebraska
    6/27/2008
    A Saturday night at the local bar turns into Carrie's worst nightmare.
  • Mr. Hyde in the Mirror: Life with Borderline Personality Disorder
    6/16/2008
    Could empathy be a key to healing? Often borderline patients do not know how their outbursts affect those around them.
  • Second Chances for Lost Souls
    6/11/2008
    Henry is a bitter old man who spends his days feeling sorry for himself and hating the world. Can the ghost of a young child soften his heart?
  • Wickerman Introduces New Element to Horror Genre: Tedium
    5/19/2008
    While the 1973 version of "The Wickerman" was a sardonic commentary on religious zealotry with riveting plot twists, the 2006 version is a politically correct snoozer. Spoiler warning!
  • The Straight Dope on Smoking Cessation - How to Quit Smoking
    5/7/2008
    Ever wondered what the best way to quit smoking is? There's still no magic bullet, but here's the scoop on for smoking cessation methods.
  • In Remembrance -- Memorial Day Poem
    4/22/2008
    In this metered poem I simply wanted to let our veterans know that I am not taking their sacrifices for granted.
  • In Remembrance, a Memorial Day Poem
    4/22/2008
    In this metered poem, I simply wanted to let our veterans know that I have not taken their sacrifices for granted.
  • The Gnostic Roots of Wicca
    10/10/2007
    Wicca is simply a new incarnation of a very old tradition.
  • Our Inheritance of Light - Ethics, Pacing, and Spiritual Gnosis in Occult Practice
    10/10/2007
    Certain magical and occult practices can traumatize the psyche not because they are "evil," but because they tend to expand one's experiential horizon. How much knowledge can one absorb safely?
  • Duza's "Jesus Freaks" Merges Zombie, Conspiracy Genres
    10/9/2007
    In the not-too-distant future, Detective Philip Makane fights armies of flesh-eating undead. Seems like the Messiah is returning in the nick of time to make things right. But what if there are TWO Messiahs?
  • Keeping the Faith in Iraq
    9/24/2007
    Captain Don Larson served with the Army National Guard in Iraq, helping soldiers to maintain their bearings.
  • Podcasting on a Shoestring Budget
    9/6/2007
    Your most important resource for your podcast is talent. It's what you want to do with your podcast that will determine how expensive a hobby podcasting will be for you.
  • Shakti-Wicca: Where East Meets West
    8/31/2007
    Wicca draws from a variety of cultures, why not Hinduism?
  • Wiccans Support Troops Abroad
    8/22/2007
    The Wiccan Interfaith Council International builds community through various community service actions.

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