We’ve all used the old “behind you!” trick to get someone to turn around. Was a time, that was a real effective hustle. The mark turns, you pocket his change. Done and done. But word spreads. Stuff gets incorporated into … Read on Macduff...
Cecil Vortex
Dialog Technique – What Works for You?
I’ve been working on a sitcom script for the last little bit and that’s meant wrestling a lot with dialog. I know good dialog starts with being a good listener, and I’ve been trying to get out a little more … Read on Macduff...
Gathering My Stones
Other boys stay out late and smoke.
They use bad words.
They worship false gods.
When they ask me to come along
I say I’m busy.
I’m keeping my hands clean.
It’s been hard work, really really hard work
keeping … Read on Macduff...
The Deathmarch to the Lighthouse, Week 4
Who was the maroon who scheduled a Deathmarch right in the middle of election season? Oh yeah, I was the maroon. Sorry to all excellent Deathmarchers. I’ve really punked it up this week, missing Week 4 on Wednesday and remaining … Read on Macduff...
He can’t feel his paws
Chicken and eggs lobbed
from twelve feet away keep him
fed. They comb his mane when
he’s sleeping. They clean his chin with a sponge.
Planted in someone’s garden next to
the tulips.
Cool dirt and pebbles
pack up tight … Read on Macduff...
Earth, Wind, and Fire Fighters
It’s comforting to know we still have fire fighters amongst us — people dedicated to finding fires and then fighting them. Fire needs to be fought.
There are other primal forces that need to be fought, of course. I’d like … Read on Macduff...
Criticizing Things I Know Nothing About: The Waldorf Schools
In which young students are prohibited from engaging in activities that move their lower bodies. That what? Yes, that move their lower bodies. Like soccer.
In which bass-heavy music is banned.
In which children are scolded for singing “Brick House”… Read on Macduff...
The Deathmarch to the Lighthouse, Week 3
Never let it be said that I didn’t post the thread for Week 3 before midnight on Wednesday.
Never!
Still, this is really just a placeholder. Life — what with elections , Halloween, and all the time I’ve had … Read on Macduff...
One of the best hugs
you’ll ever get from your six-year-old
is the one that comes
after you’ve taken him and a friend of his trick or treating
two skipping ninjas out in the dark
going as long and as far as they want
extracting … Read on Macduff...
x-post: East Bay Exhortation Sensation
I’ve had a great time phone banking for moveon.org in their Oakland office the last two nights. Read all about it, and get yerself good and exhorted over on edgewise.