The Obtuse Observations of a Wistful Writer

A life-long New Yorker, the author of this world renowned blog is a student of film by way of self-study. Having tucked away his aspirations for becoming a screenwriter, he found the spaciousness of literary creation a freedom not afforded to the 120 page limit of screenplays. Our Wistful Writer is a fan of short…

Yes, being a hopeless romantic is a gift, and a curse: as the Shaolin say, in order for one to experience joy, one must have the capacity to feel an equal pain. One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo's fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl. Tell you…

After reading an article that echoed my own feelings about the advent of Facebook and the resulting loss in archivability, I decided that it's time to make good use of my webspace. I've already used LJBook to back up my old Livejournal. In the interests of protecting my pride, I've decided not to link to…

Love songs for everyone. I know I probably should've posted this earlier for Valentine's Day, but there's always next year. These are in no particular order. There's A Kind of Hush - Herman's Hermits Poetry in Motion - Johnny Tillotson You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven - Johnny Cash He's So Fine - The Chiffons…