I've been revising a screenplay that I originally drafted many years ago with some combination of physical index cards and Scrivener. Now, I've converted it to Fountain, and plopped it

I've been revising a screenplay that I originally drafted many years ago with some combination of physical index cards and Scrivener. Now, I've converted it to Fountain, and plopped it into along with this handy plugin. Although the plugin does have a PDF export function, afterwriting.com is kind of amazing

My favorite art teacher, Ben Stahl, said that Nature is an artist but only [a human] can make art. Remembering more of my life allows me to make greater art of it. There's stuff I don't like, stuff I do,

My favorite art teacher, Ben Stahl, said that Nature is an artist but only [a human] can make art. Remembering more of my life allows me to make greater art of it. There's stuff I don't like, stuff I do, and every day I go through a process of recombining all the elements in ways that feel better and more

Here I am at a lovely apothecary in Lyons, Colorado. I’m drinking magic tea with honey in it. In front of me is tiny tiny tea set. I pretended to make tiny tea. The invisible sugar, cream, spoon — how

Here I am at a lovely apothecary in Lyons, Colorado. I’m drinking magic tea with honey in it. In front of me is tiny tiny tea set. I pretended to make tiny tea. The invisible sugar, cream, spoon — how are those more real than the tea I’m drinking?

friendships from the early Internet

friendships from the early Internet

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell, scared the shit out of me as a kid. The setting is often primal, wet, and chilly, the main character is isolated from everyone she’s ever known, and I was haunted by

Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell, scared the shit out of me as a kid. The setting is often primal, wet, and chilly, the main character is isolated from everyone she’s ever known, and I was haunted by the image of her little brother being killed by the wild dogs that roamed the island, and the threat that

And why I think this film belongs in the fantasy genre

And why I think this film belongs in the fantasy genre

I made this arrangement in appreciation of Sean Lock. Thank you for making me laugh when I really, really needed it.

I made this arrangement in appreciation of Sean Lock. Thank you for making me laugh when I really, really needed it.

plus a surprising revelation

plus a surprising revelation

Why Jaws is so good: It's a subliminally effective war movie. Quint's monologue reveals a poetic displacement submerged deeply in the film.

Why Jaws is so good: It's a subliminally effective war movie. Quint's monologue reveals a poetic displacement submerged deeply in the film.

These stories are relevant to any modern person trying to find their own standpoint within a culture that thinks that war is a viable solution to its own illness.

These stories are relevant to any modern person trying to find their own standpoint within a culture that thinks that war is a viable solution to its own illness.