LAUGHING GHOSTS
A Halloween short story I wrote for Portland Monthly Magazine.
Interview: Screenwriter Mark David Rosenthal
Tips from a screenwriter thriving for 40 years in Hollywood
October Reviews: Golden
Issac Babel translated by Boris Dralyuk, Screenwriter Benjamin August, Songwriter Greg Gonzalez of "Cigarettes After Sex," and Best Story-Outlining Software.
Screenwriter: Benjamin August
A screenwriter's decades-long journey to overnight success.
September Reviews: Fresh
Women in Their Beds by Gina Berriault, Hundreds of Days by Mary Lattimore, Songwriter Paul Thorn, Take Shelter written & directed by Jeff Nichols, and A Writer's 2 Best Books on Outlining
Potato Blossoms
A short story for Mark Strand published in Portland Monthly Magazine's Summer Issue 2022.
August Reviews: Now & Forever
"The Pages" by Hugo Hamilton; "Jason Molina: Riding With The Ghost" by Erin Osmon; "Elvis" directed by Baz Luhrman; Music Clips: Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, & Chris Smither; & A Writer's 3 Best Legal Handbooks
July Reviews: New & Celebrated Works
"The Friend" by Ingrid Nunez; "Collected Poems" by Mark Strand, "Boat Songs" by MJ Lenderman, "Astral Weeks Live..." by Van Morrison, "The Duke" directed by Roger Michell, and an interview with acclaimed biographer Carol Sklenicka.
CAROL SKLENICKA Interview
The acclaimed biographer of Alice Adams and Raymond Carver shares her journey of persistence and curiosity.
May Reviews: PERSIST
"Red Hands" NOVEL by Colin W. Sargent & MUSIC: "Josephine" by Magnolia Electric Company & "Dinner Party: Dessert" by Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, & Kamasi Washington, & MOVIE: "Yesterday" directed by Danny Boyle, & INTERVIEW: Peter Gallway,