Following the Ongoing Antics of a Geek with a Dream
This is a reboot of a post on my previous blog. A couple years back I dabbled in filmmaking. On a couple of projects I’d butt heads with people over creative differences – from a character’s motivation to the software I was using to edit. At first it was a Continue Reading
We Star In Our Own Story The last year has been rough. Layoff. COVID-19. The death of my sister. A whole slew of other bad crap piled on and for a while, I saw no end in sight. All I could think was how much worse it would get before Continue Reading
It’s been a little over a week since we had something resembling a funeral for my sister. For the longest time she just didn’t seem to be gone. Getting the phone call from my niece; not being able to stop by and visit in her waning days; not being able Continue Reading
Sorry I’ve been away for a while. 2020 is off to a shitty start, I must admit. Just as I thought a prolonged and painful job search was coming to an end, the pandemic hit. When it looked like an offer was finally coming – everyone shut down, hunkered down Continue Reading
This is the third year I’m judging for Shriekfest. It’s a lot of fun and I enjoy reading scripts from writers all over the world. There have been some great scripts, and I can definitely tell you a good story really stands out. One of the things I’ve seen constantly Continue Reading
The last year has been rough for me creatively, to say the least. Dry spells. Job loss and multi-month unemployment – not once, but twice. And the kicker – a forced update that trashed my ability to post and update the blog on my old host. That’s been my year, Continue Reading
As I write this 2019 is winding down and I have to admit – the last couple years were not kind on the creative front. I watched in horror as a botched WordPress update brought my beloved blog down. Four years of hard work were vaporized and I didn’t have Continue Reading