writer. screenwriter. learning person. loves being human.
Listen. That sigh you hear? That combination of fond amusement and Oh, Chist, not another one already? That is Nicola, who has just been told that my fantasy boyfriend Johnny Depp has a new movie coming out in December. The Tourist is a remake of a 2005 recent French film, and from the trailer I’m … Continue reading “The Tourist”
As many of you know, I recently became Board Chair of Clarion West. It’s an extremely cool organization, and we are looking for a part-time Executive Director in Seattle to come be part of our extremely cool team. We are committed, serious, fun, diverse, professional, and passionate about helping writers launch their careers. If you … Continue reading “Clarion West seeks ED”
Hi! I respectfully disagree with the posts here about the raccoons. They can be nice and sweet and they are obviously cute. The lady in Florida who was attacked by a family of raccoons “attacked” first… She went outside with a broom and started to hit them, I think any animal, specially one with babies … Continue reading “In defense of raccoons”
We had a lovely Christmas dinner with my mom and stepfather and our dear friend Liz (*waves at all through the internet*), and my moment of culinary triumph this holiday season was the ham. I’ve been cooking this recipe for years, thanks to a gift of Saveur Cooks Authentic American from our friend Pierce many … Continue reading “Ham it up”
Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical has a great post on recognizing — and therefore bringing more attention to — unconventional roles for women. You know, the kind where women are strong, heroic, active, and maybe even over 40! (— Oh my god, Martha, what did she just say? My brain is melting! — Just breathe, George, … Continue reading “Shallow into deep”
This essay is published today at
In the early 80’s, I saw my first Will Work for Food sign. I was riding in the back of a car; conversation was going on in the front seat, and no one else noticed. I was so horrified I couldn’t speak. I had been “hungry.” I spent a month living on nothing but potatoes … Continue reading “More on hunger”
@U2, the U2 fan website that I write for, is sponsoring the first-ever academic conference about U2. “U2,The Hype and the Feedback: A conference exploring the music, work and influence of U2” will happen May 13 – 15, 2009 in New York. Special guests include esteemed music writers Anthony DeCurtis and Steve Turner, award-winning religion … Continue reading “Calling all U2 fans”
A couple of weeks ago I was ranting about the economics of traditional publishing. I mentioned a new day coming in which at least one major publisher is playing with a new model. And now along comes a writer named Seth Harwood whose path to publishing is much more 21st-century (You can hear a podcast … Continue reading “Crazy talk about writing”
At Jennifer’s suggestion (thanks, Jennifer), I’ve added some ways for you to more easily track comments. If you are interested in following comments on a specific post, click on that post title. At the bottom of the post is the comments box, and at the very bottom you’ll see a checkbox that offers to update … Continue reading “More blah-blah: new comment management”