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 →
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 →
Dead Air by Cliff Protzman (2018) - The owner of a Pittsburgh security company investigates the death of his boyhood friend. The answer will wind through the radio industry, city politics, and sex as he pursues justice for his friend. This book is like a beautiful stranger you see on the other side of the... Continue Reading →
The Brother From Another Planet (1984) - A runaway from another world lands in Harlem and has to find his way. Director John Sayles Star Joe Morton This low budget sci-fi movie was a personal project for director John Sayles. He financed the #350,000 budget himself. It’s another example of what can be done with... 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 →
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896) by H.G. Wells - A man is stranded on the island of a strange genius who is performing horrible experiments. Other than some lame movie versions, I didn’t know this story at all. Given its age, the book takes on some very “modern” topics. At the center of it... Continue Reading →
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) Free State of Jones (2016) - Fascinating look at a little known part of Civil War history. Cast does nice job with a rather plodding script. There's a subplot set in in the 1940s that could have been completly eliminated. Matthew McConaughey does fine in a rather subdued performance. Rating... 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 →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. What Dreams May Come (1998) - Following his own death a man discovers that his wife is in a very different part of the afterlife. This movie was never a... Continue Reading →
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) The legendary "Doolittle Raid" on Japan gets its moment on the big screen. A group of volunteer bomber crews launches land-based airplanes from an aircraft carrier to strike back just months after Pearl Harbor. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy Starring Spencer Tracy, Van Johnson After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 