Lessons Confident Swagger 25 Apr 202230 Apr 2022 Meet the Cool) One of the most popular characters in pop culture is Han Solo from the Star Wars series. This character was the very definition of a lovable rogue,…
Lessons Just An Experiment 18 Apr 202225 Apr 2022 A Little Unusual) The world of paint has long had its artists who become very meta in their interests. They cease to consider the usual themes of the human figure,…
Lessons That Final Note 11 Apr 202218 Apr 2022 How It's Supposed to End) I once had a teacher who illustrated that almost every person has an innate understanding of music, even if they do not know how to…
Lessons The Warped Reflection 4 Apr 202211 Apr 2022 A Longing Heart) My latest short story is centered on a young woman, Freida, who has just broken up with her lover, Lukas. Freida returns home to try and forget…
Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part Two 28 Mar 20224 Apr 2022 Continued Retrospective) A week ago I took a look at my previous short story, Hunt of the Others, and I pointed out that I had struggled with the action sequences.…
Lessons A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part One 21 Mar 202228 Mar 2022 The Speed of Action) I have just finished my latest short story, Hunt of the Others. The entire piece was a single scene, wherein we saw a group of hunters…
Lessons The Trojan Surprise 14 Mar 202221 Mar 2022 That's One Big Horse) The story of the Trojan Horse is referenced most thoroughly in the epic poem The Aeneid. Here we learn of the Greek army, besieging Troy, and…
Lessons You’ll Understand in Time 7 Mar 202214 Mar 2022 What Am I Even Watching?) The opening to the 2010 film Inception is quite confusing. We begin with Dom Cobb waking up on a beach and seeing two children in…
Lessons Do Reasons Even Matter? 28 Feb 20227 Mar 2022 The Ends Justify the Means) The 1960 film The Magnificent Seven opens on a town being taken advantage of by Calvera, the head of a notorious gang of bandits. Calvera…