My Wee Little Collage Tree
Reading Time: 3 minutes 12″ x 12″Japanese Paper & Acrylic on Canvas As already established in the post about the painting I hate, I learned a while ago how much I like to tear paper like a happy hamster. …
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It Makes Perfect Sense When You Know My Friend’s Ex…
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What’s With All the Rocketmen Who Don’t Want Capes?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The poetry of Original Captain Kirk actually in space notwithstanding, here’s what I don’t understand: All the silly little greed-monsters are doing “Space-Race II” like anyone but them really gives a damn and like a …
Not Quite Cherry Blossoms a.k.a. Briar Rose
Reading Time: < 1 minute Acrylic on Cavas30″ x 30″ I painted this in two phases. One where it wound up in “the shame corner” for a year because all it was, was an ugly background I’d had fun making …
More About Creativity First, Rules Last: A Walk Through The Woods
Reading Time: 6 minutes My Tale of Two Screenplays is definitely not the only time I’ve encountered feedback on my work offered first and foremost based on where it sits relative to institutional conventions and rules. In fact, not …
Dreams of an Indoor Kitty
Reading Time: < 1 minute Acrylic on Wood12″ x 16″ The longest, loving relationship I’ve had with anyone male who is not a blood relative, is this cat. I think he was 12 or 13 when I sketched him sleeping …
Where I Uncharacteristically Write to a Movie Star Because I Think it Might Be Important
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Listen. Or, listen and read along. Or, skip this and just read below.) Dear Mr. Evans, One of my close friends recently sent me your 2019 “Actors On Actors” Variety interview with Scarlett Johansson. She …
You Should Know I Hate This Painting
Reading Time: 4 minutes And, I know. Hate is a strong word. But I’m 99.9999% certain I hate it. I showed the featured photo above to a friend of mine the other day and her exact words were, “Well, …
Creativity First, Rules Last: A Tale of Two Screenplays
Reading Time: 6 minutes Back in the early 2000s, I spent a lot of time writing screenplays, short fiction, and blog posts. At a certain point, an old acquaintance with Hollywood ties kindly agreed to read my second feature …
The Golden Glowy Thing In the Corner
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once, a friend and I were catching up about our weekends. I had told her that I’d spent most of mine working on one of the novel-things and had also mentioned that I was definitely …