Author Archives: TOC

This Summer We Are All Cleveland

I need a real Baseball Summer. I need to get lost in the stats and the chatter, the day-to-day as well as the play-by-play. I need to feel involved, like my attention will have an effect on the outcome of some early-August day game. I need to see all those ancient themes of promise, wisdom,Continue reading “This Summer We Are All Cleveland”

Signs & Symbols / Omens & Portents

I started the new year with the discovery of a Black Widow spider, settled in and making a living in the light next to my front door. I’ve been in SoCal for decades and I’ve never seen a Black Widow anywhere “in the wild” before, but now suddenly here was one dangling two feet fromContinue reading “Signs & Symbols / Omens & Portents”

Keeping Track of Things. Losing Track of Time.

It is hard to believe it has been nine months since my last post here. There have been a few things worth reporting (thank you to all of my subscribers) but when put in context of the past year’s current events in this increasingly on-fire (figuratively and literally) world, everything ‘creative’ seems inconsequential and small.Continue reading “Keeping Track of Things. Losing Track of Time.”

Gotta Be… A Finalist.

It was a good week. A few days after learning that SeaBird had placed in the HorrorOrigins screenplay contest (in the Horror Feature division, of course) and is in the running to win it, I got word that my Ireland-themed comedy pilot Gotta Be McGee has made it to the Finals in the PAGE AwardsContinue reading “Gotta Be… A Finalist.”

SeaBird Sails Again!

I know it is only mid-September, but that Halloween Feeling is starting already. I just received word that my horror feature SEABIRD has once again placed in another screenwriting contest. It was named an “Official Selection” for this year’s Tuscon Arizona HorrorOrigins Film Festival I couldn’t be more thrilled. We all know that writing contestsContinue reading “SeaBird Sails Again!”