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dawnoshiro

Lecturer by day, aspiring writer/novelist by night. :)

Everyone’s A Winner (sort of)
September 18, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Memories

Everyone’s A Winner (sort of)

Deep in their egomaniacal hearts, most writers like to believe they have talent.  But it’s not enough to *know* you […]

It’s my blog and I’ll blog if I want to
August 31, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Memories

It’s my blog and I’ll blog if I want to

When I first created this blog, I thought to myself “This will be a fun way to reflect on my […]

Why “Monsters University” is “Death of A Salesman” for kids
July 29, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Movies

Why “Monsters University” is “Death of A Salesman” for kids

I didn’t go to see “Monsters University” this past weekend with any intention of writing about it;  as a rule, […]

Putting Words Into the Mouths of Others
June 30, 2013 2 Comments by dawnoshiro Uncategorized

Putting Words Into the Mouths of Others

Before he passed away, the great film critic Roger Ebert started (but did not finish) a short story entitled “The […]

Gone baby gone
May 22, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Memories

Gone baby gone

The legend of Ernest Hemingway’s lost suitcase and the unpublished manuscript it contained epitomizes every writer’s worst nightmare: Your work […]

The Closing of the Balcony
April 7, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Movies

The Closing of the Balcony

Perhaps my earliest memory of Roger Ebert comes from an episode of “Sesame Street”, in which the bespectacled critic got […]

(Misunderstood) Genius Post #1: “Amour”
March 24, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Movies

(Misunderstood) Genius Post #1: “Amour”

All too often, a funny thing happens on the way out of the movie theatre: a friend or family member […]

My First Rejection
February 20, 2013 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Memories

My First Rejection

There it was, sitting in boldface type: an unopened email bearing the name of the first contest I had entered […]

Time is (Not) on my side…
January 17, 2013 2 Comments by dawnoshiro Writing

Time is (Not) on my side…

If there is one movie I loathe with a passion, it’s “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”  This is not a moving tribute […]

The More Things Change…
December 30, 2012 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

The More Things Change…

A desperate president.  Rabid partisan politics.  Important legislation gridlocked at the eleventh hour.  Lying, bribery, and under-the-table manipulation. Am I […]

A Rose by any other name…
December 17, 2012 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

A Rose by any other name…

The Kindle Deal of the Day is pure evil.  Like a shady back alley huckster with a trench coat of […]

“We few, we happy few…”
December 10, 2012 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

“We few, we happy few…”

As a community college lecturer, I get a lot of brochures from textbook companies hoping to lure me into changing […]

We Are All (Un)Original
December 7, 2012 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

We Are All (Un)Original

Hawai’i is not exactly the epicenter of the literary world.  Though I would desperately love to see Julian Barnes in […]

My First Submission
December 4, 2012 1 Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

My First Submission

There are so many clichés that compare a writer’s work to a beloved child.  Well, I just sent my first […]

Happy Birthday, little blog
November 23, 2012 Leave a Comment by dawnoshiro Archives

Happy Birthday, little blog

My Black Friday gift to myself: my little writing blog.  🙂 (Okay, and I ordered a huge stack of discounted […]

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