Don’t Weep for the Oompa Loompas

I loved Roger Ebert’s wit and lack of pretention.  His movie reviews in The Chicago Sun-Times often struck a delicate balance between honesty and generosity.  He had a great sense of film history and he’d contextualize Hollywood stinkers in ways that made them interesting as artifacts of a silly and unforgiving industry. Over time, I… Continue reading Don’t Weep for the Oompa Loompas

Writing out a few sentences by Nakamura to see how they feel.

There was something evil in the glow of the room's blue lights.  I felt the weight of the man on top of me.  He could no longer move.  His eyes were closed.  I stared long into his face.  I realized that I wanted him.  I wanted the passion he had until a moment ago.  I… Continue reading Writing out a few sentences by Nakamura to see how they feel.

FYI: New Story Forthcoming in Visitant Magazine

A recent short short of mine, "You Are Somewhere Else," is forthcoming in Visitant and should be available online.  As usual, I will post the links when the story comes out. - M

Cognitive Bric-a-Brac

I spend a lot of time writing about writing, but I don't say very much about reading.  Since the line between what we write and read is always very thin, I think I should remedy that.  I'm planning a "creative writer's reader response" post sometime soon.  For now, I think it would be fun to… Continue reading Cognitive Bric-a-Brac