Category Archives: Writing

Another YA Novel I am Probably Never Going to Write

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Andrew

Okay, picture this. It’s called THE SCARLET SCHOOL FOR PROSTITUTES. I’ve got you hooked right there, right?  Right.  But wait, there’s more. In a world different from our own, either the future or the past, or on another planet entirely, … Continue reading →

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This! This is what I want my writing to do!

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Andrew

Every time I watch this video, it makes me cry. The question I ask myself, I suppose, is why.  What is it about the broken-up timeline that makes the video so effective?  Why would it not be as effective if … Continue reading →

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Kickstarting the Kickstarter (which just brings to mind Firestarter)

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Andrew

which is a song and a video I am not going to link to here. Instead, I will link to this: The Postcard Story.  It’s a combination (pizza hut/taco bell) photography and fiction project that my friend Ashley MacLean and … Continue reading →

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The Madness of Tim Curry (and other theatricals)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Andrew

The madness of Tim Curry (see title) is a special kind of insanity.  It’s the true actor’s gift — the ability to be fully invested in whatever scene and character you are performing at the time.  For example, watch this: … Continue reading →

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Why I love Jim Henson

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Andrew

It’s not because he has a beard. It’s not because he’s goofy. It’s because, despite the mythology surrounding Sesame Street that paints him as an uber-nice guy (which he might well be), he’s complicated and crass and commercial.  I submit … Continue reading →

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Live-Blogging Le Grande Experiment!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Andrew

I don’t speak French, so I don’t know what the equivalent of experiment is (Exupéry?) and you’ll simply have to imagine me saying the above title in a bad French accent, as though you are watching a B-movie which, at … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Summer They Want to Remember

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Andrew

Though, for this animal, it is probably not this summer, unless it wants simply to remember (i.e. be alive) (which it probably is not). Wyoming is so empty, but it is not the emptiness of the desert or of the … Continue reading →

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