The Creativity Project – Let’s Go Short

  Seems like I've talked more about the obstacles to creativity recently than actually being creative. Let's see if we can't change that. I recently stumble across a blog for short fiction called "The Drabble".  It has been a struggle to find quality short fiction sites that are active.  This site actually does fiction, non-fiction,... Continue Reading →

Book – Darwin's Selection

Darwin's Selection- Volume 1: A Whole New World by Christopher Slater (The Story Plant - 2017) - Darwin Woodman is a brand new college student when things begin to get weird.  It starts with a dog.  A really big dog that seems to follow her around.  Soon she is confronted with a disturbing reality.  Not... Continue Reading →

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) - An unassuming teacher at a small English school remembers the story of his life and his many years of service to the school and the young men that passed through its halls. Directed by Sam Wood                            ... Continue Reading →

Book – River City Blues (2016)

River City Blues by Ward Howarth (2016) - World War II veteran Bennie Sherwood comes home to Richmond after a tour of duty that took him to the grim fighting on Guadalcanal.  Following in his father's footsteps, he joins the Richmond Police Department.  He's also trying to solve the mystery of the old man's murder.... Continue Reading →

To Sir, With Love (1967)

To Sir, With Love (1967) -  While waiting for a job as an engineer to open up for him, an idealistic teacher (Sidney Poitier) takes a job teaching inner-city kids in London's rough East End.  The students run out to be very different than he expected and he turns out to be a different kind of... Continue Reading →

Day One Storytelling Failure

This has nothing to do with politics directly or the new President.  It has to do with the subject at the center of my life for the last 50+ years.  I just couldn't believe my eyes and ears.  Mr. Spicer has a job that can eat you alive if you're not prepared for it.  That means you... Continue Reading →

Bleeping Movies, New Life for Phones, No Beans!

"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 →

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