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A while back, I discussed (politely, with just a light dusting of snark) what I call the “danger of the THING”-that all pervasive one “new idea” that will cure what ails ye. My social media is still flooded with click bait of various kinds from TED talks to books to...
Disclaimer: I usually try to keep these little reviews a bit, relaxed, balanced, literary I suppose? This is going to be different, so if you’re not up for a whole lot of nerding, move right along. Fair warning, this will NOT be spoiler free. I repeat SPOILERS. . . . . ....
Travel broadens you, they say. Well, exploring other cultures doesn't always require a passport. I spent the weekend at Playlist Live. It’s an annual conference bringing together people from the digital media industry. Generally, they fall into three groups. The first is folks working in this relatively new content and...
In the early summer of 1992 I got a call from my boss. “Bob, I need you and your crew to meet me at the company plane in a couple of hours packed and ready to shoot on location for a few days.” This was not an unusual call. We...
He was burnished auburn and had a philosopher’s face and began a slow and methodical descent, each hand and foot hold effortless but the obvious result of long practice. Finally, the branch bent just enough for him to catch the edge a stronger limb to continue his traverse. I watched...
Stories are a big part of my life. It is a part of my job, blogging and running social media. I tell stories with my friends when I talk. Casual conversation about the stupid thing my friend’s roommate did today or how I completely fail at locking my front door...
Book: Heartless Author: Marissa Meyer Summary: An imagining of the origin story of The Queen of Hearts “One to be a murderer. One to be a Martyr. One to be a Monarch. One to go Mad” -Marissa Meyer, Heartless I have loved Alice in Wonderland for as...
Image credit: Maxwell Air Force Base Victoria Greene is an ecommerce marketing expert and freelance writer who considers herself naught but a minor player on the world’s stage. You can read more of her work at her blog Victoria Ecommerce. I think it’s interesting to note that...
Play: Hamlet Scene: Act 5, Scene 1 Playwright: William Shakespeare Summary: A tragic ghost story about Prince Hamlet’s quest to avenge his father and everything that happens along the way. “Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something...
Good stories have a well-baited hook in the first few sentences that grab the reader/listener/audiences’ attention and plants a deep seed of curiosity and yearning want – nay, need – to know more. Beyond the proverbial “Once Upon A Time…” there are many ways you can incite the interest of...
Book: The Shape of Water Author: Guillermo Del Toro, Daniel Kraus Summary: Based on Guillermo Del Toro’s movie of the same name, Del Toro describes The Shape of Water as “A Fairytale for Troubled Times”. “She reaches out to him. To herself. There is no difference. She understands now....
Olivia Allen: I have a character who has a cameo in almost every story that I write. She sometimes changes her name and moves around a lot, but she is still the same person. I have spent a lot of time with her, and I still think she is keeping...
