So do you guys reddit? With all the mandates on writers to use all forms of social media (including my reluctant creation of an account with Google+, which I’m still trying to get a feel for), I assumed that most everyone would have at least dabbled with the internet behemoth. After reading a post fromContinue reading “The Reddit ‘No Sleep’ Experiment”
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The Oddity That Is The Encouraging Rejection
I’ve become accustomed to rejection. I’m still in the early stages of my collection, as yesterday I received lucky number 13 if you’re scoring at home. But this one was different. To paraphrase, it read, in part: Thank you for submitting your story to our online magazine. Unfortunately, our editors did not feel your story wasContinue reading “The Oddity That Is The Encouraging Rejection”
Could True Detective Be the Future of Television? And A Word About Philip Seymour Hoffman
I love TV. I really do. There seems to be a bit of a disconnect between books and film as opposed to television among a lot of people. TV has always been looked down on a bit, seen as appealing to the lowest common denominator by putting out broader, more simplistic programming. In a recentContinue reading “Could True Detective Be the Future of Television? And A Word About Philip Seymour Hoffman”
The Bechdel Test: I Passed and I Didn’t Even Study
I recently became aware of a sort of litmus test for movies, which I feel also relates to writing and storytelling in general. It’s called The Bechdel Test, the origins of which go back to a comic created by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in 1985. From the site Bechdeltest.com: The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure or BechdelContinue reading “The Bechdel Test: I Passed and I Didn’t Even Study”
The Grammy Awards: Your Uncool Uncle
“The Grammys is the one award that doesn’t matter to anyone until they win one.” For 15-20 years, I dismissed the Grammys as utter crap. It all started back in 1989, when they decided to branch out and recognize heavy metal and hard rock with its own category/award. And in a year when Metallica’s …AndContinue reading “The Grammy Awards: Your Uncool Uncle”
Twenty Dollars and a Simple Gesture
The waiter at Olive Garden put his palms down on the table and leaned forward, speaking a little softer than usual. “Hey guys,” he said. “That family at that table over there that just left? They paid for your meal. They didn’t want me to say anything until they were gone, but you guys areContinue reading “Twenty Dollars and a Simple Gesture”
Golden Globes Picks and A Few Predictions
I have a somewhat strange fascination with awards shows (except music awards—more on that as we get closer to the Grammys). Especially, but not limited to, The Oscars and The Golden Globes. And while The Oscars are clearly the more prestigious of the two, there’s no denying The Golden Globes are a heck of aContinue reading “Golden Globes Picks and A Few Predictions”
Semicolon Cleanse: My Addiction to a Punctuation Mark
When I started writing again a couple of years ago, I rediscovered something I had long since forgotten—the semicolon. It hadn’t gone anywhere; no, it was there all along, just sitting there on the sidelines waiting for me to pick it back up and start using it again. And now that I’m back to writing,Continue reading “Semicolon Cleanse: My Addiction to a Punctuation Mark”
My Writing Resolutions for 2014
Lose weight. Quit smoking. Exercise more. Stop drinking. It’s that time again, when people use the new year as a chance to wipe the slate clean and hit the reset button. Stop their bad habits and start over fresh January 1st with a new beginning. They share many of the same resolutions; some manage toContinue reading “My Writing Resolutions for 2014”
Why I Believed in Santa Until I Was 17
“Kenny. Kenny, wake up.” I slowly opened my eyes to find my parents standing beside my bed, smiling. It was the middle of the night on Christmas Eve, 1978. I was five. I blinked, trying to focus. My mom put a finger over her mouth, signaling me to be quiet. “Come see.” I got outContinue reading “Why I Believed in Santa Until I Was 17”
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