Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
And A Highway Shall Be There... Fuller Man by Diane Glancy (1999) – In rural Missouri, Hadley Williges struggles to find her way through life torn between the faith inherited from her mother and the freedom represented by her father. Her brother and sister find paths at the extremes, while Hadley toils in a middle... Continue Reading →
Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri (2017) A distraught mother demands justice for her murdered daughter by confronting the local authorities with a message they can’t miss. Directed by Martin McDonagh Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage Why I Liked It - A great cast doing great things. Not sure what movie will... Continue Reading →
This post is from 2013, but I think it focuses on some brilliant thinking from one of my all time favorite creators, Bill Watterson. This is from his commencement speech in 1990 at Kenyon College. Well worth the look.https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/05/20/bill-watterson-1990-kenyon-speech/
The Founder (2016) - A struggling salesman stumbles into the greatest idea in the food industry. All he has to do is convince the folks who created it that it can be the biggest idea in the food industry. Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, Laura Dern Why I Liked It –... Continue Reading →
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2013) – A funeral brings a man back to the town of his childhood. It also brings back memories of a family he knew at the end of a country lane. Memories of mystery and magic and an ocean… So two Gaiman books on... Continue Reading →
Requiem For A Heavyweight (1962) – The end of “Mountain” Rivera’s boxing career forces him into facing the reality of his life. A caring unemployment clerk, and his devoted cut-man battle for the soul of the boxer with his selfish promoter. Directed by Ralph Nelson Starring: Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Gleason, Julie Harris... Continue Reading →
I'm Not Giving Either Up One of the great debates in writing forums today concerns the gentle adverb. For those uncertain of the topic, an adverb is a word that modifies a verb (it can also modify an adjective, or even another adverb! Tricksy little devils). So it changes the reader's understanding of the word.... Continue Reading →
A Time To Kill (1996) – After his 10-year-old daughter is raped, a black father kills the two white men who committed the crime. A lawyer in a small, southern town chooses to defend the father despite all the obstacles, including the KKK. Directed by Joel Schumacher Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, ... Continue Reading →
Imagine a Weaponized Teenager... The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells – This series of four novellas and one standalone novel takes place in a corporation controlled, dystopian future. There are four distinct groups working in the economy: humans, augmented humans (with implants to help them deal with data better, bots (machines with varying levels of... Continue Reading →
The Hunter (1980) = In his last movie before his diagnosis of terminal lung cancer, Steve McQueen plays bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson. Caught between his old school lifestyle and his pregnant girlfriend, Papa chases down bail jumpers. Directed by Buzz Kulik Starring Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, LeVar Burton, Kathryn Harrold Why I Liked It... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 