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 →
Most writers seem to agree that reading is a vital part of the writing process. My bet is we all began our journey as writers by falling in love with stories that we read. Beyond the “Dick and Jane” readers that were the standard starting point in school, my earliest memory of a book was... Continue Reading →
Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer (2016) - The 25th Century offers humanity's latest attempt to create a perfect society. It offers both the comfort of stratified roles with the option to exist outside those boundaries as well. All gender distinctions have been rejected. Status is based on technological/economic competition that is equally stringently... Continue Reading →
The Law (1959) - A beautiful young woman uses every tool given to her to make her way in a corrupt Italian fishing village. All the villagers are caught between the legal authority of the Don, and the local crime boss. Directed by Jules Dassin ... Continue Reading →
(My faith is an important part of my life. I do not set up my life or my beliefs as anything other than my understanding of the Divine. If they shine some tiny light on your journey then I will be happy for us both. YMMV) A few years ago, I was given the chance... 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 came across an interesting challenge a couple months ago. It said every writer should try working in six different writing forms. The idea was that we should challenge ourselves. To stretch creatively by stepping outside of our usual forms. If memory serves it showed up in a forum that focused mostly on long-form writing, which... 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 is an author I met in a professional... Continue Reading →
Strange Days (1995) – A former cop stumbles on a conspiracy in Los Angeles in 1999. Director – Kathryn Bigelow Starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis This may be the lamest attempt at a “science fiction” movie ever. It’s in “the future” (four whole years) and projected... 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 →
Stories Are My Life 