Posts tagged as:

fiction

Know When to Say When

March 10, 2010

When I was a kid if I started a book, I finished a book.  I’m not sure why but it felt like quitting if you didn’t finish the whole thing, a failure.  The problem of course is that you’ll spend a lot of time reading stuff you don’t like or stuff that’s simply crap. 
It took [...]

Read the full article →

Hidden Treasures

March 5, 2010

Last night I had the pleasure of sipping one of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons I’ve ever tried. It wasn’t terribly expensive (less than $10 a bottle), yet its qualities surpass many which sell for far more. A person doesn’t often stumble upon a treasure like this, so needless to say, I’m going back to the [...]

Read the full article →

As a Writer, Know When it is Over

February 15, 2010

Image by Tony the Misfit (Getting Back) via FlickrThe story, that is. Recently I finished a sweet little Regionalism novel about two sisters growing up in 1950’s Milwaukee. It started out well with clever anecdotes and interesting characters, but when I got to the end of the book (or what I thought should be the [...]

Read the full article →

Re-imagining Classics of Literature

December 21, 2009

Cable/satellite television channel SyFy recently ran the four-hour mini-series Alice, which is a re-imagining of the classic Lewis Carroll book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass.  The same production company also released the six-hour mini-series Tin Man in late 2007, which as you may have guessed is a re-imagining of L. [...]

Read the full article →

Short story: Santa’s Gift

December 9, 2009

This was a scene I originally wrote for a sketch comedy group I belonged to ages ago. It was never performed, but I always liked it so dusted it off recently and converted it to a scene. It was mostly dialogue anyway.  I hope you enjoy it, and Happy Holidays!

Image by Nicolai Kjærgaard via Flickr

Inside [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries