Cast Away is a Master Class in Story TellingRecently I watched Cast Away for the first time. And then I immediately reworked the outline for my WIP (work in progress). I think Cast…Apr 23, 2021Apr 23, 2021
Chemtrails Over the Country Club music video analysisThis weekend I was watching the Chemtrails Over the Country Club music video for the hundredth time. It’s a cinematic trip as all of Lana…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
SyFrom 2011 to 2013, I had the pleasure of attending SUNY Old Westbury where, under the tutelage of a brilliant group of professors, I…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
On having fun.We are more than six months into the newest hellscape dimension here in the US and it makes me sad that no one can just enjoy something…Oct 8, 2020Oct 8, 2020
Miley’s Midnight Sky is a Glam RockThere is something to be said for watching an artist rinvent themselves in real time. It’s like watching an icon in the making. Although…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Revise and ResuIt is hard, but you might have to teach it to yourself entirely. Yes, there are classes. If you can afford them. There are many books…Aug 14, 2020Aug 14, 2020
Writing Your Autobiography to Understand Your Inner WorldWhen I declare myself an introvert, people are shocked. “You?!” In their interrobang, I hear but you’re so opinionated/loud/funny/good with…Jul 29, 2020Jul 29, 2020
It’s All Been Done BeofrIn one of my favorite books on creativity, Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert writes, “[T]he only way an idea can be [made to] manifest in our…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
A Meditation on Andre Breton’s NadjaThere is a saying: the cure for anything is salt — sweat, tears, or the ocean.Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
One of my favorite quarantine reads was Elizabeth Winder’s Marilyn In Manhattan: Her Year of Joy.I collect biographies about her, and the occasional knickknack like a fleece blanket, candle, a notebook, and an eye mask (though the mask…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
