On June 20, 2009, I uploaded the first post on this blog. Highlights since then? Interviewed the fourth subject twice. Incorporated him into the sample at VCCA, laid out the framework for the rest of the film at the MacDowell … Continued
Timing has never been my strong suit. But I must admit these last few months the timing gods have been very kind to me. November-December Edited like a lunatic. Worked intensely on the sample at VCCA, incorporating the Black Gospel … Continued
What’s the point of having a blog if you don’t post lists? And what’s the point of early January if you don’t compile a “best” or “most popular” list? So, in keeping with the insular nature of this blog, here … Continued
I leave VCCA Sunday morning (weather permitting), hitching a ride back to NYC with my friend, the insanely talented writer, Jen V. Here’s what I had hoped to get done: “I plan on cutting the Robert Darden footage Wolfgang shot … Continued
If you read the “It’s Artist Residency Time” post, you’ll know what I hoped to get done during my stint here at VCCA. “So,” I can hear you ask, “how’s it going?” Slowly. My residency was scheduled for November 15 … Continued
“Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! … Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.” Henry David Thoreau
Soon I will be taking advantage of a most generous gift of time and space. On November 15 I’ll be driving down to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts where I will be among 25 or so other writers … Continued