It’s been twenty-five years since “Groundhog Day,” starring Bill Murray, premiered (a fact that I have a hard time accepting; of course, I have a hard time accepting that many things happened decades ago). “Groundhog Day” is one of my favorite comedies, with “Airplane,” a far different movie, its only competition for the top spot. … Continue reading Groundhog Day (or How an A-Hole Learned to Be Happy)
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Blog Re-Launch
After a long hiatus, I'm back to this blog. Sorry for those who were following the blog and then saw nothing. Over the past few months, I've been working on some things and really wasn't feeling the spark to write. That's over and I'm going to make this blog more of a priority. As part… Continue reading Blog Re-Launch
The New Movie Section
This week at Making It Up As I Go, I am debuting a Movies section where I’ll be posting essays on movies. The pieces won’t be your typical movie reviews, assessing the merits of the latest blockbuster to appear in the nearest multiplex (although perhaps I’ll do that at some point in the future). Rather,… Continue reading The New Movie Section
A Glimmer of Hope
One of the recurring themes of my two written works, the novel Everything Can Change and my short story One Word, is how words, such as in a song, a speech, or a novel, can have a powerful impact on people. In fact, in both works, the protagonists, both in the midst of despair, suddenly… Continue reading A Glimmer of Hope
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