

Kubo and the Two Strings
“If you must blink, do it now.” You know what the most unfortunate type of films are in the movie industry besides indies? No, not video...


Drive (2011)
“Do you understand?” Almost everything about Drive is unconventional, from the artsy style to the casting choices. Who could imagine Ryan...
Chimae
As the elevator doors slide open, I feel the rush of hot air brushing past my exposed ears. My eyes take a brief moment to adjust to the...
God’s Quotes on Possibilities
“So vast, so limitless in capacity is man’s imagination to disperse and burn away the rubble-dross of fact and probability, leaving only...
Thoughts on Uncovering the Fossil
This is something I struggle with a lot when starting a new story. When I was writing Hydrangeas on Fire, I had general ideas for what...
The Rooster
I finished and submitted a second short story today, and it ended up turning out a lot better than I had expected. Initially, I began...
Warm Up
“Get in.” She reaches over and opens the passenger side door. But James continues walking as if pretending to not hear or see her. “I...
Across the Sea
She moves along with the throng, keeping her head low, both frightened and ashamed as her tattered feet make contact with foreign soil....
Dichotomy
It was the best of times, but people were hungry, it was the age of wisdom, but fools ran the country, it was the epoch of belief, but...
God’s Quotes on Writing
“I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.” ― William Faulkner “Read, read, read. Read everything —...