Here is the piece I originally wrote for a compilation our writers group did for the Edmonton Public Library. Unfortunately, my piece was a bit too adult for the age

After making a trip to the Hollywood Heritage Museum (also called the Lasky/DeMille Barn), I look back and wonder how I existed as an old Hollywood fan before. It’s been

Here’s a piece I wrote for my friend Ella’s blog back in February. Should have been talking it up here too. Take a look, if you’re so inclined. Rate Your

After learning oodles more about writing when I was in Santa Barbara, I headed out on the next part of my vacation. Funny story: In one of the SB workshops

So I recently posted about my upcoming trip to the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and now that I’ve had a chance to recuperate from that week, and the following one

Back in 1995, I bought a book at Borders when I was still merely dabbling in writing, The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction, by a fellow named Barnaby Conrad. At

In this corner, weighing in at approximately 300 combined pounds, we have the team of Mary and Charlotte Pickford. That would be “America’s Sweetheart,” the silent movie queen, and her

Boardwalk Empire, how I love thee. It is perfection. There, I said it. I used to like Steve Buscemi. Yeah, I’ve seen Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and any number of