From BBC News: Muslims Attend Mass in Show of Solidarity The face, philosophy and behavior of the majority of Muslims that is so rarely depicted in the headlines. God bless those who attended, as well as those who welcomed them. May they all be an example to the rest of us.
Here is my NYC Midnight Round 1 Entry in the 2013 Short Screenplay Competition, in which writers are given 48 hours to come up with a screenplay of no more than five pages within the assigned genre and incorporating the assigned prompts. Mine were Suspense / A Birthday Party / A Checkbook. Peace Be With You … [Read more…]
What follows is my Round 1 entry for the NYC Midnight 2014 Screenwriting Challenge. The prompts were Ghost Story / Plastic Surgery / A Receptionist. Revelations of a Plastic Surgeon Dr. Petrus calls his plastic surgery a “Portal to a New Life” for his patients. But where does that portal really lead? EXT. – SPRAWLING … [Read more…]
For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]
For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]
Here is my Spring 2016 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for innovation … [Read more…]
Judging is now underway for the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge 2016. Writers are randomly grouped into heats, and given a genre, subject and character assignment, from which we must write a screenplay of up to 12 pages. My prompt was Political Satire / A Photo Opportunity / A Private Money Lender. Here’s my entry. Donald … [Read more…]
Grandsons always bring out the fun, playful side of Grandmas. Even royal ones.
Before you get your undies in a bunch over replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with a black woman, I have a solution to help ease your pain. Simply mail all twenties, as well as any other legal tender that causes you angst, directly to me. In the meantime, God bless Harriet Tubman. May her legacy … [Read more…]
This photo was taken at Nancy Reagan’s funeral last week. As with everything politically-related these days, it caused some people to criticize the photo and the subjects, saying it was a phony display of affection by two arch enemies. What I see is a rare, unguarded moment between two people who might be on different … [Read more…]
