Open Letter to David Foster Wallace
Dear Mr. Wallace, I’ve done it… twice. I have read Infinite Jest… twice. It only took me 10 years and more than a dozen attempts, but I have done it and I am not pleased with you. At all. Let me start by saying that I get it – ok… it’s a social commentary (a [...]
It is Done
This was originally posted on another blog on January 24, 2009: On March 27th, 2004, I saw the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. That film prompted me to write the prior post about finding my voice. A few months ago, I also posted about my struggle with the 70-page Stretch. Go ahead… take [...]
The 70-Page Stretch
Originally Posted on another blog on October 13, 2008: Late last year… or is that early this year?… I began writing a screenplay. This was not the first time I ever tried sitting down to write a screenplay – I have TONS of movie ideas floating around in my head all the time. Anyone who’s [...]
Finding My Voice
This is a repost from another blog. Originally posted March 28th, 2004: I have read almost everything by Nick Hornby. The man is one of my favorite authors (Kurt Vonnegut being my absolute favorite of all time). The reason I mention him is because in the Thunder Road chapter of SongBook he writes about how he [...]
Alooooha
Aloha All, Please excuse the way the site looks and the lack of content for the time being. I am in the process of building things up and developing writing samples to post here as time allows. In the upcoming days and weeks, expect to find posts including poems, stories, scenes from screenplays, and articles [...]
