Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (1895) - A young man yearns to join the fighting during the American Civil War, only to discover that the reality of the war and who he is are different than he imagined. This book appears on the list of "Required Reading in School" for a lot of... Continue Reading →
Stigmata (1999) - A young woman is suddenly overcome with the mental and physical injuries associated with Christ's crucifixion. A priest is sent to investigate what is happening and is drawn into deeper and more powerful conflicts Directed by Rupert Wainwright Starring Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Fantastic Voyage (1966) - To save the life of a scientist who has discovered how to shrink human beings to extremely small sizes, a surgical team is shrunk so they can perform the life-saving procedure from inside the patient's body. Directed by Richard Fleischer Starring - Stephen Boyd,... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. Le Vent du Nord - Maudite Moisson ! One of the many great things about living in the Richmond, VA area is the annual Richmond Folk Festival each October. A celebration... Continue Reading →
I have gotten to know some other writers over the last couple years. To break up the sound of my own voice on this blog, I thought I'd ask them to answer a few simple questions about their most recent work and how they create. This month it is Miguel Covarrubias. Miguel and I became... Continue Reading →
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) - A British agent is sent to East Germany on an undercover mission to disrupt the German intelligence service. Directed by Martin Ritt Starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom,... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
A Bite-Sized History of France - Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment by Stéphane Henaut; Jeni Mitchell (2018) - A husband and wife team of a French cheesemonger, and an American ex-pat academic lead the reader through French history one bite at a time. France is all about food, and food is woven deeply into... Continue Reading →
