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
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
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
Before he passed away, the great film critic Roger Ebert started (but did not finish) a short story entitled “The […]
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The legend of Ernest Hemingway’s lost suitcase and the unpublished manuscript it contained epitomizes every writer’s worst nightmare: Your work […]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
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”
All too often, a funny thing happens on the way out of the movie theatre: a friend or family member […]
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…
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…
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…
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…”
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
Hawai’i is not exactly the epicenter of the literary world. Though I would desperately love to see Julian Barnes in […]
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
My Black Friday gift to myself: my little writing blog. 🙂 (Okay, and I ordered a huge stack of discounted […]
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