Photo credits:Top: Daniel Acker, Bloomberg/Getty ImagesBottom: Samuel Corum, Getty Images North America/Getty Images It’s already been a week! OR… It’s only been a week‽ One week ago from the moment this post went live, only watching a clock would have let you know anything was different, and yet everything had changed with President Biden’s inaugurationContinue reading “We Live in a Country …: Reflections on a Nation and Inauguration”
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Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and MAGA Mentality
A week ago Sunday, I participated in an online book club. I had never actually engaged with this group before, though they had been around for a decade, and I first “joined” via Meetup.com over seven years ago. Each month, I wanted to read the selection, but I never would, and the monthly meetups involvedContinue reading “Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and MAGA Mentality”
Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms continued: But Why‽
As I mentioned at the end of my New Year’s Day post, “I just need to keep showing up.” Though I have long hoped to make my writing my “work”—or a core element of it—at least in the near term, the work I want to write most likely offers little financial reward. Since my wifeContinue reading “Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms continued: But Why‽”
Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms (a/k/a #36DaysOfHoliFilms): A Primer
A couple years ago in late November, I decided to start a #MovieDiary with my Instagram feed. My (not original) idea was to capture the first onscreen image as well as the title card, combine them into a single mini-collage, and add a “brief” reaction in the comment. I didn’t get very far. This attemptContinue reading “Thirty-six Days of HoliFilms (a/k/a #36DaysOfHoliFilms): A Primer”
Happy New Year: Once Upon a Time … Rebooting a Decade With Year 1
Photo by: Markus Winkler on Unsplash I realize saying “good riddance” to 2020 became cliche around midsummer of that turd of year, but right now, as I sit aiming to accomplish my first SMART goal 2021, I can’t help but hope a decade from now I can see last year as the nadir from whichContinue reading “Happy New Year: Once Upon a Time … Rebooting a Decade With Year 1”
Four Years Gone: Stephen Mark Dobbs (June 5, 1943-October 25, 2016)
Four years ago today, in the wee hours of the morning, my dad died. Considering how little time I’ve spent in this tiny speck the Interwebs, the fact that I've actually mentioned his passing once is notable. It was nearly 17 months ago, on what would have been his 76th birthday, and before I clickedContinue reading “Four Years Gone: Stephen Mark Dobbs (June 5, 1943-October 25, 2016)”
New Year, New Decade, New(ish) Focus: Beating Spider-Man to the Reboot Championship
courtesy Nina Matthews Photography I’ve lost count, but math doesn’t lie. Over the past four weeks, I’ve drafted this post at least a dozen times. It doesn’t feel like four weeks, but I began on New Year’s Day. It doesn’t feel like my fingers have crawled over this keyboard for 20 hours (or more), andContinue reading “New Year, New Decade, New(ish) Focus: Beating Spider-Man to the Reboot Championship”
WriMoBloPo 2019 Day 4 Day 1: So Many Drafts, So Few Posts
NaNoWriMo began four days ago. I am not writing a novel, but last week, I planned to utilize NaNoWriMo as motivation to create my own, let's call it, NoBloWriMo. Or AarBloWriMo? Hmmm … maybe WriMoBloPo? Maybe I need to keep working on this. I digress. I'm not writing a novel. I'm writing a screenplay. ForContinue reading “WriMoBloPo 2019 Day 4 Day 1: So Many Drafts, So Few Posts”
(Wishing I could wish) Happy birthday Dad: An overdue memorial, first in a series?
Seventy-six years ago today, Stephen Mark Dobbs was born in San Francisco. I write “Stephen Mark Dobbs” because my dad was a fan of using full names. If he mailed something to me, he inevitably addressed the envelope to “Aaron Marc Dobbs.” (Let’s not discuss the weird middle name thing right now, OK?) My dadContinue reading “(Wishing I could wish) Happy birthday Dad: An overdue memorial, first in a series?”
Writing Remains Hard: The All-in-One Sequel, Remake, and Reboot
Hello. Anyone there? I’m back. Or, am I? Hard to know. I’d like to think so, even though I’m not sure what being back means; what I’m back to; what the results might be. Hell, I started this post two weeks ago. I spent a lot of time away from it, thought I’d finished it,Continue reading “Writing Remains Hard: The All-in-One Sequel, Remake, and Reboot”
Out of Focus 