A Rally of Writers
I went to the A Rally of Writers conference over the weekend, not quite knowing what to expect beyond the printed workshop itinerary. The first surprise was the mid-April weather: […]
Category Archives: Writing
Protest Rock
The musical genre of Rock and Roll has long been known for its elements of social protest. A lot of protest rock was triggered by the Viet Nam war and […]
Binging
My father always called New Year’s Eve “amateur night” because of all the the drunk driving incidents that would appear in the newspaper the next day. (This was back in […]
Recognition
I was pleasantly surprised to receive a “congratulations” email from Writer’s Digest last month. My short film screenplay, The Bottle, won an Honorable Mention in the Writer’s Digest 2015 Writing Competition. […]
Little Things
You’ve all heard the saying “It’s the little things in life that make us happy.” Right? Sometimes I think it should be “It’s the little things that drive us nuts.” […]
Not Fantastic, but Not Bad
I watched 20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four over the weekend. My wife and I had some pre-ticket trepidation, and went to a matinee instead of an evening show. We […]
Big Cities, Big Ideas?
I like to read a lot of what the library categorizes as “Action/Suspense.” It seems that the majority of the books I have read are set in large cities. Daniel […]
On the Use of Profanity
It seems to me that there is a significant quantity of swearing in our culture these days. Listening to casual snatches of conversations in public places, all I hear are […]
Remembering Mom
Today was a long day… we buried my mother this morning. Mom died after a nasty bout with cancer. She was one of those people who ate right, exercised, saw […]
Things for Which I Am Grateful
Well, here we are. Another year has gone by, and the planet spins merrily on. Things for which I am grateful in the New Year: – My loving wife, Susan […]
write4reel 