Reading Time: 2 minutes Went to see Woody Allen’s ‘Manhattan.’ I wish the guy hadn’t stolen my ideas for ‘Rhapsody in Blue.’ Maybe this means great minds think alike. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Great minds think alike?
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was learning how to work with my first manager, and the lesson wasn’t sinking in. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Not all was rosy
Reading Time: 2 minutes A writer — and a reader, for that matter — must take prose in the context of the time when it was written, not the time in which it is being read. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: ‘King Uber?’
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was reading the book from a single-minded, new writer point of view, not as literature, so bear with me if 24-year-old me sounds naïve. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: … Garp!
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve ever read Garp, you probably can understand why I found it fascinating. The main character is a writer and it’s about his life. Isn’t it? Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: The World According to …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brian Clemens, Diana Rigg, Patrick MacNee, Sean Connery, even my friends Larry and Tex, are all gone now. Ars longa, vita brevis. Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: Transitions
Reading Time: 2 minutes This journal entry stands out mostly because it gives me the chance to share a positive review that is 44 years overdue Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: A belated, unpublished review
Reading Time: 2 minutes A frigid Winter Carnival and two nights of sit-com Animal House antics in a frat house tube room. What could go wrong? Continue reading Budding Writer, 1979: ‘Brothers and Sisters’ and Deltas, oh my!
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was the rightful family heir to “Animal House,” with most of the same production team and cast. Why wasn’t an instant success? Continue reading Channeling ‘Animal House’: Delta debut, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes In this Christmas season, think of Ebenezer Scrooge or George Bailey, when the character sees the light and makes a radical change. Continue reading Review: “The Self Delusion” by Gregory Berns
