“And now I’m forced to see
I think I’m on my way
Oh, it hurts to live today
Oh and she says ‘Don’t you wish you were dead like me?’”
— Santa Monica
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Dr. Strangelove
Arguably the greatest black comedy ever made, Stanley Kubrick’s cold war classic is the ultimate satire of the nuclear age. Dr. Strangelove is a perfect spoof of political and military insanity, beginning when General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), a maniacal warrior obsessed with “the purity of precious bodily fluids,” mounts his singular campaign against Communism by ordering a squadron of B-52 bombers to attack the Soviet Union. |
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A Writer’s Book of Days by Judy Reeves Musicians practice. Athletes practice. And so, too, argues Judy Reeves, should writers practice. Her Writer’s Book of Days provides a “writing prompt” for each day of the year, and then some: “Write about a time someone said yes”; “Write about leaving”; “Something seemed different.” The more you practice, says Reeves, the more you write. |
I spoke this morning on the New Media Panel: Beyond the Page, and had a wonderful time.
The conference was excellent. I am feeling revitalised, and I think I really needed that. If you didn’t get to go to the conference this year, I highly suggest watching the Get Publishing Web site for details on upcoming years.
My thanks go out to all the speakers, planners, sponsors, and participants for making this such a valuable experience.
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A History of Violence by John Wagner and Vince Locke Bringing down a pair of local thugs, family man and diner owner Tom McKenna becomes a small-town hero but is tormented by his secret past, which thrusts him into an odyssey of heists, killers, and suspense. |
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“And it’s not a cry that you hear at night
It’s not somebody who’s seen the light
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah”
— Hallelujah
Coming up this weekend, the Edmonton Get Publishing 2007 Conference.
Visit the Web site for a conference schedule and registration instructions.
I’ll be part of the panel for the session New Media Panel: Beyond the Page speaking about internet narratives with examples from the world of fanfiction authors.