It’s that time of year, Dear Reader, and to help you get in the holiday spirit I offer you this playlist of old school gospel Christmas songs. Yes, they are definitely, unapologetically Christmas songs, and not holidays songs. But they … Continued
It’s a Thanksgiving tradition dating all the way back to 2009! If we’ve interacted about the film or my other work or if you inspired me in some way, chances are you were thanked. Want to find out for sure? … Continued
Today’s post was written by cinematographer Andy Bowley. i can’t remember if we drank a lot of beer that night. but i do remember parting ways with david, after a nice meal on the upper west side of new york, … Continued
What makes me happy? When something I wrote or made motivates a complete stranger to send me a note. I recently received this via the blog’s Contact page. Subject Lincoln CLEP commercial Message: David, I have the commercial on a … Continued
Slasher Films and I I had seen films that influenced me in the theater as a pre-teen, and I’ve even written about one of those experience before (seeing Vanish Point), but in 1978 I was 17 and a perfect storm … Continued
I am delighted to announce that a piece of short fiction I wrote, The Red Mug, has been published by Compass Literary Journal and you can read it online. This is the fifth story of the collection to be published and the … Continued
Patient Trust Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way … Continued
I’m pleased to announce that I have a new piece of nonfiction, Practice, Practice, on Helen Literary Magazine’s blog. It’s about the things we pick up and hold dear when we’re young that we let go of when we’re a little … Continued
I do believe this is the year A Life’s Work will be completed. You read it here first. I look forward to sharing it with you. In the meantime, Happy New Year to you, you, you, and especially YOU!
Sagrada Familia, the cathedral that has been under construction in Barcelona since 1882, has a special place in my heart. I briefly considered including it in A Life’s Work. (Here’s why I didn’t.) But that’s not what this post is … Continued