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SCRIPT WRITING: KNOW WHEN TO END, Part 3

June 17, 2022 by

A script writing master class produced an original piece of work that’s still in progress. I took the class after buying and reading books about script writing and beating the odds in Hollywood. Part 3 follows Part 2.

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SCRIPT WRITER: WWII ON BOOMERPDX, PT 2

June 16, 2022 by

This script writer picks up the story of Jimmy, Johnny, and their dad after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Jimmy had been on the island working on his family’s business, electronics and early radar. They stood to make a haul in the coming war. Jimmy had other plans. We pick the story up there.

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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: WWII ON BOOMERPDX

June 15, 2022 by

An original screenplay is what it says it is: Original, never seen, or heard. Who isn’t up for a new story? Let’s go:

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WAR ORIGINS: WWII ON TWITTER

June 14, 2022 by

War origins bring out the experts on Twitter. With warnings on what to pay attention to, what to ignore. It wasn’t a bad take, just wrong.

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GUN VIOLENCE PRIMER: TEAM PICTURES OF THE FUTURE

June 6, 2022 by

Gun violence changes the future of team pictures and school pictures. What will they look like to survivors of school shootings when they’re older? The kids in this picture are at the beginning of the their run through public school. The adults are coaches and team parents supporting their kids. What’s wrong in this picture? […]

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ARE TEMPORARY DISABILITIES THE SPICE OF LIFE?

April 21, 2022 by

Why temporary disabilities? Why can’t thrills and chills be the spice? Because the disability part might be more than temporary if you’re not spicy enough. Let’s say you fell down during a game of Swinging Statue. It was a game when I was a kid where the big strong kid grabbed smaller kids by the […]

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HONOR LIFE WHEREVER IT’S FOUND

March 14, 2022 by

How do you honor life when you don’t understand how anyone could live the way some people live? First, try to understand instead of judging. Besides, if you don’t understand their way of life, chances are they don’t understand your’s either. Remember, it’s not a contest, but if it was, the winner is the one […]

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MAN’S FAILURE TO THINK DENIES HUMAN EVOLUTION? ASK JOHN STEINBECK

March 7, 2022 by

If you want to know more about about man’s failure, read John Steinbeck. He was born in a short span that brought us Fitzgerald (1896), Faulkner (1897), ( Hemingway (1899), Wolfe (1900), and Steinbeck (1902). (Turns out I’m not the first one to notice. Hey, Ed.) They knew plenty about man’s failure. And shared it. […]

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GOOD LIFE? HOW LIVING IT HONORS THE PAST

February 23, 2022 by

A good life, living a good life, is a worthy goal. Give it a try if you haven’t already. It sets an example for those still working out right from wrong. When you talk about living that life to people who ought to know right from wrong based on their age and experience, and they […]

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IMPROVE YOURSELF WITH THESE SCROLLING STOPS

December 26, 2021 by

Trying to ‘improve yourself’ brings out opinions and questions, the main one being, “Why?” At a certain age it’s okay to stop improving yourself? My research pegged that age somewhere between twelve years old and ninety. Those are the ballpark numbers I’m presenting here, which is why this is such an informative site. As a […]

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