Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
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 →
I am serious about my faith. I am serious about the importance and power of words. But I don’t care what the Bible says. That may seem contradictory. But the first two statements lead directly, for me, to the third. Here’s how: The words you read weren’t the words that were originally spoken or written.... 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 →
Even though National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) isn’t ‘til November, I’ve already decided to take a pass on it this year. NaNoWriMo is a great writing event and one that is pivotal in pushing me to be more serious about my writing. I encourage everyone with even the smallest interest in writing to give it... 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 →
Every once in a while, I get a crazy idea. They usually turn out to be harder than I expected (like the year I promised to review 52 youth ministry resources in 52 weeks). It has been a very rainy year here in Richmond. Which is screwing up my riding totals, since I hate/loathe/despise riding... 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 →
Stories Are My Life 