Here are two short pieces. One is about a small place looking to revitalize an 180-year-old building. The other is a 12-year old movie that lingers and lingers.
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This post is a most sincere thank you to Shake Rag Alley for the Arts.
Inside Lleweyn Davis
First written 12/27/20162016
First written 1/6/2017
Samsara is the most stunning film I ever stumbled across accidentally. Where was I when this came out in 2012? I watch parts of the Oscars each year, why didn’t they tell me to WATCH THIS MOVIE RIGHT NOW!
First written 2/13/2024
Len and I watched two movies this week that are worth talking about.
Both movies circle around these life questions. How does one build and maintain a meaningful life? What do we need? What do we deserve? What will make us happy?
First written 12/27/2022
We’ve read books and watched movies. Schmigadoon (actually 6 half hour shows) was fun.
Movie – Arrival
First written 11/21/2023
first written 2/9/2024
Last night Len and I watched Supernova. I looked up movies with Stanley Tucci (love his work) because Len was going to be out for the evening. I had no idea what the movie would be about and, oh dear friends, it broke my heart.
We’ve been watching a lot of movies. Well, we always watch a lot of TV, but lately, with my ‘one cataract fixed, one to go, I am my own cyclops situation’ – by evening the easiest thing is to just sit.
Have you noticed that nearly every liberally-inclined political writer/pundit/chronicler is telling you to take care of yourself? They say, “Yup, that was awful and now it’s going to be the clown car to mayhem.
I think today has to be a Three Things. You probably don’t even know I have Three Things scaffolding in my secret writing toolbox of organizational tools, but I do. Sometimes it’s how thoughts present themselves, you know? Things to say, but not for too long.
My backstory is at the end of this poem.
Black Sand Beach / by Sam Silver
Iron-dark grains underfoot,
Formed in ancient fires and shaped by time,
I wrote A Fairy Tale Dinner which is posted in The Gullet. I will post the link to that story at the end of this one. A friend asked for more About Julia and Woody; that is what this is.
I stayed twice for several days with a Maya family in Guatemala’s altiplano. This adventure happened during my second day of my second stay with them.
Three Things except it’s really more than that.
1. Earlier this year I read these two books by Palestinian writers and I recommend both. If you’ve read good books by Palestinian writers, maybe tell us about them in the comments?
The Wisconsin Writers Association hosts a short story contest each year. This morning I submitted a story I wrote over the past few months. If and/or when it doesn't win (I'm not optimistic but I have hope.
It's the place for my STORIES! You can read them now (most of them are FREE with no sign-in) here:
