Eyes and then the Rest
When I was first learning to draw portraits, I would always start with the eyes, often to the detriment of the piece. I ignored composition, proportion, scale, everything, and just drew the eyes. Then...
View ArticleThere’s No Place
Sometimes I’m walking home late at night, stumbling perhaps, and lost in my personal sea of angst. Stuff isn’t going right, things I’ve failed at, or frustrations I haven’t gotten past. The bills are...
View ArticleBack To The Galaxy Far Far Away
Doc Brown and Marty saw the ewok give a signal, and jumped from the AT-DLRN just as two suspended logs crushed the cab from opposite sides. Mr. Fusion’s unfortunate reaction to the impact was roughly...
View ArticleDouble Feature: Shared Experiences
Danny enjoyed group more than he expected. Talking about his father, about the Overlook, it was different when the people listening had gone through similar shit, instead of shrinks. Hearing the...
View ArticlePainting Red Circles in the Sky
Eliza’s Father fought in the war. After it was over the families of the losing side were too poor to leave, stuck in the same towns and neighborhoods as the winning side. Reconciliation sounded great...
View ArticleFear is Contagious
“I’m scared of everything. Everything scares me.” “What sorts of things?” “All the things! Ebola, gluten, pitbulls, vaccinations, guns, Democrats, anti-vaxxers, ebola, hurricanes, GMOs, black people,...
View ArticleMeasles Party
“My Mom says we don’t need shots,” Becca announced, “because the diseases aren’t around anymore.” “That’s pretty dumb,” Zoe observed, balancing precariously on her head. “The only reason the diseases...
View ArticleThe Last Mouse and Cat
“Oh shit,” the hawk thought, as its shadow fell directly over Mouse. But Mouse continued to forage, unaware of the danger above. The hawk, cursing his sloppiness, adjusted his angle to account for the...
View ArticleEt tu, Croute?
I heard it from a key grip, who heard it from a set designer, who heard it from the 2nd unit director of “Cannonball Run”, who said it was told to him by Ricardo Montalban one night over dinner with...
View ArticleLife Lessons
“Of course it’s not fair. This is a street fight, kid. You’re trying to end the fight as fast as you can, and you’re trying to teach anyone that messes with you a lesson. There’s no cheating here....
View Article
