Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
"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 →
This is the first in a series of reviews of short story collections. All part of my careful campaign to bring short stories back to the respect they deserve. See "Focus on the Short Story" Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King (2015) - A collection of 20 stories and poems that display the author's... Continue Reading →
Man With The Movie Camera (1929) - An innovative silent movie that stretched the early understanding of what "making a movie" really meant. Director Dziga Vertov and cameraman Mikhail Kaufman make a movie about a man making a movie of real life in Soviet Russia. Directed by Dziga Vertov ... 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 →
(I first published this August 27, 2007. It strikes me that today is a very good day to share it again.) I have no idea what set me off. I've seen and heard the phrase probably a million times in my life. This time it was on a bumper sticker. “God Bless America”.Over the years I've... Continue Reading →
Mildred Pierce (1945) - A mother sacrifices everything to provide her daughter with everything. Directed by Michael Curtiz Starring Joan Crawford, Eve Arden, Ann Blyth This movie re-launched Joan Crawford's star in Hollywood. In the 1930's she had been one of... 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 →
Last year I published my first book, a collection of short stories called "Shorts". It was the culmination of a lot of dreams and a steep learning curve. Since then I've learned a lot. One of the least enjoyable bits has been the low standing of the short story. Once upon a time, the short... Continue Reading →
Wizards (1977) - In a post-apocalyptic world two wizards battle for supremacy. One relies on the old ways of faire, while the other has turned to technology. Directed by Ralph Bakshi If you were in college in the last '70s to early '80s my bet is there was at least one showing of this movie... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 