For Mom, on her 57th birthday
Dear Mom, I hope you are enjoying your first birthday and your 15th week in heaven today. For days, I have tried to figure out the right words to write in this letter to commemorate your birth and for your ascension. I’ve counted every week since you’ve been gone, honoring each Sunday you are not here. But it’s not of sadness – it’s full of … Continue reading For Mom, on her 57th birthday
Carousel, April 29
Read Shaun King’s editor’s take on the plagiarism scandal 21 Actors You Probably Forgot Were in Lifetime Original Movies Hilarious New Instagram Account Uses Barbies to Parody White Volunteers in Africa “Se7en” screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker discusses the ins and outs of writing What Helps You BE a Writer? The Key Book Publishing Paths: 2016 Shutterbean offers tips for Keeping Creativity Alive. Continue reading Carousel, April 29
Chocolate meditation
Sometimes creativity does not come easily. There are times when stepping away from the notebook or the computer is needed, and I often turn to meditation as a solution. Meditation does not have to involve finding a zen-like environment, breaking out scented candles and humming om for several minutes. It could be as simple as eating a piece of chocolate. This meditation is by Dr. … Continue reading Chocolate meditation
Pitch perfect
Two weeks are in between my blank page and 10 pages worth of a screenplay. My idea has been five years in the making, but it is now becoming a reality. The screenwriting class in which I’m enrolled wraps up next month, and I hope to have a good foundation for a script suited for a 30-minute short. According to my instructor and experts, one … Continue reading Pitch perfect
Carousel, April 14
Thursdays are my Tuesday at my first job, but it’s also the day in which I’m able to catch up on what I like on the Internet. Here are a few links: Deadpool’s Crassness and Cynicism is Exactly What Millennials Need 20 Breathtakingly Realistic Sketches of Black Women and Girls Can Tarot Cards Change Your Destiny? Why Long-Take Cinema Should Do More Than Experiment The 10 Best Cannes Film … Continue reading Carousel, April 14
Back to school
Last month, I signed up for a writer’s workshop at a local university. It had been about 14 years since I had been enrolled in a class, and I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to pick up learning again. Being 36 made me feel old, and I was afraid that I would sick out in a large class of kids fresh out of college. Continue reading Back to school
