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 →
This post is part of a year-long series about short stories. Read about my "Year of the Short Story" HERE. The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories by Mark Twain (1872) - A collection of 30 short stories from one of the greatest American authors. Twain is in many ways the most American of our native... Continue Reading →
The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Biopic of Yankee great Lou Gehrig, starting with baseball on the streets of New York to becoming one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Directed by Sam Wood Starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright Baseball can be divided into two eras, the Reserve Clause era and the... 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 →
If you read my short fiction collection "Shorts" (and I would love for you to do that!), you will discover that I have a small idiosyncrisy. I like including afterwords for each of the stories. I have been told by some folks that this is a terrible thing to do. The feeling is that... Continue Reading →
The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times by Christopher Bellaigue (2017) - This is the book that everyone in the West needs to read if they want to begin to understand the Middle East. A careful examination of the effects of the collision between the "modern world" and Islamic... Continue Reading →
Battleship Potemkin (1925) - The classic Russian silent movie that memorializes (and embroiders) a pivotal moment in Russian history. The sailors of the Russian ship decide to join the growing revolution of 1905. Also, one of the greatest silent movies ever made. Directed by Sergei Eisenstein Starring Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barskiy At some point in... 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) Earlier this year, I had the chance to help... 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 →
Mary Alice Johnson stopped in mid-transit between the kitchen and the living room. Crouching at the end of the hallway was her five-year-old son, Stewie. He was sitting back on his heels, knees up under his chin with his arms wrapped around his legs. It was an unusual position to find the boy. What caught... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 