It's been forever since I first started writing my novel. It's been so long that I can't quite remember just when I really started. Do I start counting from the day that I started the screenplay? OrdoI start counting from the day that I even thought about the basic story? According to my blog, I…
To Tell A Love Story With Card Magic
"Many people believe that there is such a thing as fate, especially when it comes to matters of the heart," the magician said. He was sitting in front of a friend of his, a married woman. "Think backtothe day that you and your husband were married. Didn't you feel that ecstatic feeling that the two…
The Sexist Nature of TV Show 'Hung': Sexist Portrayals of Prostitution in the Media
I was thinking about the TV show Hung. It's a show starring Thomas Jane, who plays a Ray Drecker, a school teacher-turned male prostitute. Whether it portrays the life of a male prostitute accuratelyornot, I can't be sure. But it does a good job of glorifying the life of a gigolo. Thomas Jane goes around…
Mr. Bickle, Meet Mr. Shiftlet: Disillusionment and Displacement in Flannery O’ Connor
My all-time favorite misanthrope is Travis Bickle, protagonist of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). One of his most famous lines is, "Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." Travis Bickle wasn't the first person to find the world to be a "sick, venal" place. Mr Shiftlet, the protagonist…
Wally Wiggins – Sweeter Than Sweet [Lyrics]
The lyrics to Wally Wiggins Sweeter Than Sweet, a beautiful song from the 50's that I discovered through Cool Bobby B's Doo-Wop Stop on Sirius XM
