[This post was originally published on Medium.com.] This story has been marinating for the past few days, ever since I watched last Friday’s Blue Bloods. Let me begin by saying I have always loved this show, especially for its verisimilitude: The story is about the Reagan family’s three generations of NYC cops, but it’s not … Continue reading
We were always very lucky with regards to studio teachers, but it shows once again how vigilant you need to be on set. Continue reading
Once upon a time… Thus begins many a fairy tale. In my own convoluted history, I have started and not finished countless stories (and I’m just talking about the ones I’ve undertaken to write myself, not the books written by others that I never read to the end). Thus, when I finally finished a novel, … Continue reading
There’s a horrible truth about the United States that far too few people want to contemplate. Despite all our wealth (and by that, I mean a collective GDP that breaks down to almost $50,000/person based on 2012 numbers), there are many people who are homeless in the USA. Because we don’t like to consider that … Continue reading
So, regular readers know how awesome I think Bonnie Gillespie is. Her blog is good for anyone, but particularly well tailored for artists. Today she writes about how this date is the only sentence in the calendar (March fourth is also a command: march forth!). I admit to learning something new today, because I’ve never … Continue reading
Can somebody please give Jo Rowling a hug? Like, STAT! It’s become apparent to me that this amazingly talented and prodigious author may be in need of an intervention. First, there was the news that Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them was being turned into a film. Then came the news that there would … Continue reading
Astrid Cook - The Right Writer 