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Poem
SINNER I got the patience of a sinner, The hour’s always getting late. I got the table set for dinner But ain’t nothin’ on my plate. I got a nickel in my pocket, It’s gotta last from now till June. I got a million dollar rocket In a junkyard on the moon. I got a [...]
Friday Post
Working on a pilot called Shylock. It’s about a loan shark trying to go legit in Los Angeles. Will update blog soon. Hopefully with good news.
Parable Written in Solitary Confinement
The man in solitary thought to himself that there are other prisoners not more than five feet away from me. Less than the length of a man, and yet I can find no way to reach them, such is the fortitude of the prison. And it occurred to the man that the universe is built [...]
Regrets
I have so many regrets. You know those people who say, “I regret nothing, I have no regrets, why regret?” Those people piss me off. Bunch of liars or deniers. Or maybe they’re just those non-self-reflective types who plow through life like the proverbial bull in the china shop, knocking everything down then clearing out [...]
Discipline
I think one of the key disciplines in writing is to stop asking yourself is this good and instead to ask yourself is this finished? In fact, any question is better than is this good? Is it honest? Is it succinct? Is it as simple as it can possibly be? Is it necessary and relevant? [...]