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On movies I can’t write about
It’s that time of year again, where I volunteer some of my time to a film festival or two. I’m once again screening features for deliberation, and, per the instructions, I don’t get to share about those that I watch. Now, I will be seeing movies, somewhere between 5-10 a week, for the next few … Continue reading On movies I can’t write about
1-3-5
I’ve started (again) trying to handle less, while simultaneously finishing more. one big thing, three medium things, and five little things daily. My big things the past few days have been dealing with tasks that should have been dealt with weeks ago, if not months… The medium things are things that are pressing, but have … Continue reading 1-3-5
Good idea, bad idea
It’s okay to have bad ideas. I wish I could say that no idea is a bad one. But that’s just not true. A number of ideas are absolutely terrible. And that’s okay. That’s what we have to learn. In the pursuit of making something meaningful, you might come up with a thousand ideas that … Continue reading Good idea, bad idea
Shared Language
Partly I’m still thinking of Hadestown. Partly, I read a passage from Mark Twain’s On Writing and Publishing, and I’ve been thinking of language. Here: “There had been no death before the case of Cornelius Lean which had arisen and terminated in death since the special rules had been drawn up.” I know every single … Continue reading Shared Language
Michael's Musings 