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 →
Just a quick word about some changes I'm planning here at The View From The Phlipside blog. Starting in September, the book reviews will move to my other blog, From A Craxy, Mized Up World. If you're unaware of this other project of mine it is dedicated to my creative writing, photography and a few... Continue Reading →
Making a change in some of my blogging. Since this is the blog that is mostly focused on things book-ish, I've decided to move my book reviews over here from The View From The Phlipside. (You didn't know I write more than one blog? TVFTP is focused on the wider world of media and is... Continue Reading →
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) The Shack (2009) - The adaptation of an interesting and controversial book about God and our relationship with the Divine. Very slow at the start but improves as it goes along. While obviously based in a Christian theological POV, it manages to avoid being overly heavy-handed. An uneven tearjerker... 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 have ideas for stories and novels that will sell millions of copies. They will set me financially for life. Based on those works, I will win awards and be invited to speak around the world. There’s only one problem. I can’t remember any of them. Not one. Not any detail of them. Not... Continue Reading →
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 →
This post is part of a year-long series about short stories. Read about my "Year of the Short Story" HERE. Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry (1904) - A collection of short stories about the same place (the fictional "banana republic" of Anchuria) and people (mostly expatriate Americans living or visiting there). It is a... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 