Rustin Petrae's Blog

Man, I haven't done one of these in forever. It's not like my movies and TV show reviews either. With those, I was still watching movies and shows I just wasn't really reviewing any content officially (although I did drop my ratings in Letterboxd still). Books were a bit of a different story altogether because I just wasn't reading anything anymore. For those that know me or knew me growing up, that's practically unheard of. I'd always have a book in hand no matter where I went. Bars in...

Chapter Three - Silence so deep, fell over the stadium again. The hushed whispers died down, as did the occasional shouted question. Everyone just sat there and stared with expressions of absolute disbelief on their faces. Theo couldn’t believe it either. Why would the First King’s familiar come to him and mark him as his heir? His blood suddenly turned to ice. His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. If Jeks was here, marking an heir, then that meant… It can’t be, he told...

Those that know me probably won't be surprised to find me wanting to review this series. I love Stranger Things and have been a massive fan since the very first season. I still remember coming across this show after hearing absolutely nothing about it beforehand. It was pure magic. I was engrossed from the very start. The 80s nostalgic feel was fun. The characters were compelling. The story drew me in and kept me fascinated from minute one. I am very glad I watched it. It is still one of my...

Cancer feels like a sort of never-ending presence in my life now. It hangs like a shadow over almost everything but not necessarily to a degree that it impacts my life. I just recognize it now. I acknowledge it. Before, it was something far away. A thing that I knew of but not a thing that directly interfered with me or with what I want to do with my life. There are still certain times when I get hit with side-effects of the radiation (despite it being a good four-to-five months...

Enjoy another free chapter to my newest novel, Avalon: The Fallen King! Please help spread the word by sharing, liking, and commenting. It would be enormously helpful to me. Thank you. ***** Chapter Two - Twelve minutes into the match and Theo still had his first sprite but it was on its last leg. Therresa lost her basilisk, as well as her next one, an elephant. She was currently on a rhinoceros. It rampaged across the arena, glistening with a bright, chrome sheen. His fingers flew over the...

I recently had a chance to watch a movie that popped up on my radar called Bugonia. The teasers and trailers for this movie did their jobs. They piqued my interest. Let's get into it. As always, spoiler alert so if you haven't watched the movie yet, maybe come back after you did. Title: Bugonia Release Date: October 31, 2025 Director:  Yorgos Lanthimos Screenplay: Will Tracy Starring:  Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone. Run Time: 1 hr 59 mns Genres:...

Welcome all to my newest world, the Kingdom of Avalon. Set 1,000 years in the future, it features 12 great lands with the floating kingdom of Avalon being one of the most powerful. It is run by the High Royals, a powerful family of mages named the Pantheons. When one of them, the High King no less, is found murdered, it sets off a series of events that could either save everyone, or doom the planet. Hope you all enjoy. I will be releasing some of the chapters here on my blog and on Tik Tok or...

I love movies. Ever since I was a kid, I've always loved the magic that made film so enthralling. As I grew older, that hasn't changed. My tastes are varied and wide, running the gamut from sci-fi to comedies to horror and beyond. When I first started doing this blog, way back in the 2012-2013 days, I had a slightly different format. I will be changing that up and going with something new. Buckle up, buttercup. But before you do, this a spoiler alert. If you haven't watched the movie yet,...

One of the biggest reasons why I am doing this series is awareness. You might say you know about something but trust me, you don't unless you lived through it. I lived through it and want to share my knowledge with others in an effort to help. For me, I let my symptoms go unchecked for 2+ years because I just didn't know enough. Like I mentioned in volume 1, I thought it was pretty much EVERYTHING else BUT cancer. If you read this and you have persistent symptoms that don't seem like that big...

I decided to start a new segment on my blog. I call it Another Face in the Crowd because to the larger world, that's really what I am. I'm an average guy. Just another face in a crowd of billions who is pursuing all the ambition and dreams my little heart can come up with. Currently that is being as great a father as I can be, excelling at my current position with a fantastic non-profit organization that helps children, and, of course, becoming a bestselling author. The bestselling author...