During a recent viewing of the original Star Wars (Episode 4: A New Hope just to make sure we're all on the same page) with my son, Ben, I noticed a problem with how Han Solo at one point in the movie. Admittedly, the "problem" is sort of a minor one, one of the type often… Continue reading Nerdy Dad: Han Solo
“Groundhog Day” Notes
In researching and writing my “Groundhog Day” piece, I had a number of points that I wanted to use. However, as the piece became longer than I expected, I cut points out as they didn’t fit with what I wanted to say or derailed the flow. I thought about making the points in footnotes, but… Continue reading “Groundhog Day” Notes
Groundhog Day (or How an A-Hole Learned to Be Happy)
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)
Searching For Bobby Fischer
SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993) (This blog was previously published, but due to a site re-organization is being published again). “Why are you standing so far away from me?” the sitting, shivering seven year old boy asks his pacing father, both wet as the rain comes down on them. The question interrupts the father’s stern… Continue reading Searching For Bobby Fischer
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
Update
My first short story, One Word, can be found under the Short Stories link in the menu above. Still getting a handle on this site so in the future the story location may change, but I will give updates.
This Site and That Title
A couple of months ago, I first conceived of the idea of running a WordPress site as one outlet for my writing. However, when I started the set-up process, I ran into a large obstacle: what will the name of this site be? It was literally the first thing that I had to decide in… Continue reading This Site and That Title
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