It's getting around to holiday card season again. Yes, we still do holiday cards in this little two-person family, and my ritual for som...

We're thirty thousand feet up. I'm kind of terrified of flying but I love all the parts that most people who fear flying fear: take...

Recently I watched the short film Bad Faith , written and directed by Jonah Barrett. I got to know Jonah when he became one of thirty write...

Stephen and I have a little tradition going where, for birthdays, anniversary and Valentine's Day, we get all creative with Photoshop in...

During the six weeks Stephen was laid up with his injury, I hardly wrote at all - too difficult to string together the amount of time my br...

The camera is aimed at the back of my head. I stand next to Stephen, posed casually, or what I hope looks casually, staring at the cellists...

Recently, I had the honor of learning that writer / professor Robert Arellano was including my story "Shanghaied," along with some...

And one more picture, to finish up my last post. Actually, this doesn't completely belong, as it was taken after midnight on January fir...

Things to do after work when you're [impatiently] awaiting word on adopting a new dog. Step one. Call Mom and talk about dogs. Have h...

What better for your birthday morning than chocolate croissants and strawberries in champagne and dames? Or Dames , anyway. Busby Berkeley d...

Another thing I've realized, which doesn't matter. In the movie Flamingo Road (whose premise is all about place) Joan Crawford'...

Stephen and I are consummate celebraters. And particularly, each art show or publication must come with a celebration to honor it. Usually t...

A new episode of The Last Film I Saw podcast is here ! Stephen was the special guest this time, and he is obviously a much better on-the-spo...

Recently, I was part of a podcast in a cool, wacky series called The Last Film I Saw , produced by writer/filmmaker Brian Padian of Northern...