Hope in Winter
Hope woke for me at Saturday’s marches, but the marches aren’t the first catalyst. Continue reading Hope in Winter
Category: Comment & Criticism
Downton Galactica
• Adama = Lord Grantham
• Roslin = Cora
• Tigh = Dowager Countess
Two Serious Ladies
Characters need to believe what they believe and say what they’ll say to be genuine and individual, and the outer world—events, other characters—needs to call them on it. Continue reading Two Serious Ladies
Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts
There’s been money in this town for a long time. Continue reading Town Hall, Amherst, Massachusetts
From the Met Life Tower
The photographer is at the top of the tallest building in the world. Continue reading From the Met Life Tower
Collusion
Among Silicon Valley types, the big question is who’s going to be the next Facebook, the next Facebook-like thing? Continue reading Collusion
Close-reading a Downton Abbey B-Plot
It’s a kind of scene you want to get to as a storyteller. Continue reading Close-reading a Downton Abbey B-Plot
MFA Programs, The New Yorker Release Source Code for Short Fiction
Noticed a certain consistency in literary journals? Continue reading MFA Programs, The New Yorker Release Source Code for Short Fiction
Thoughts on the Gawker Decade
In the Gawkerverse, the famous are lumpen, and writers, plucked from obscurity and given their blogging shot in the big city, glitter. Continue reading Thoughts on the Gawker Decade
