Looking Closer
My review of Certified Copy, my favorite film of 2010, is up at Good Letters, the blog of Image. Read more
My review of Certified Copy, my favorite film of 2010, is up at Good Letters, the blog of Image. Read more
My review of Machine Gun Preacher is posted at Filmwell. Read more
This weekend, I had the privilege of teaching a fiction workshop at Laity Lodge. I had a fantastic time, inspired by ten aspiring writers who turned in excellent samples for consideration and critique. I wish I could have kept on working with them for a whole week. But my time was also blessed by the presence of author David Dark, whose books Everyday Apocalypse and The Sacredness of Questioning Everything have become very important to me, worth reading and re-reading.... Read more
NPR First Listen is streaming one of my favorite 2011 records. And… (more…) Read more
I’m really digging Andy Gullahorn’s thoughtful, amusing, often surprising way with lyrics. I met him and his wife Jill Phillips, who has a bright and beautiful voice, this weekend at the Laity Lodge Writer’s Retreat. Here are a couple of examples: (more…) Read more
My review of Drive is published at Filmwell. Read more
The Five Obstructions was one of the films I shared in my week-long film seminar at The Glen Workshop in 2011. (more…) Read more
Here you go: Two reviews for the price of one. Drive… and Tangled. (more…) Read more
Buy a book from The Auralia Thread from your local bookstore, and I’ll send you another book from the series free of charge! Here’s how this deal works… (more…) Read more
My review of Contagion is published at Filmwell. Read more
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