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(Though it’s ironically a good portmanteau.)

A bad adaptation is a badaptation.



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“Wild nights – Wild nights!” by Emily Dickinson

Wild nights – Wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!

Futile – the winds –
To a Heart in port –
Done with the Compass –
Done with the Chart!

Rowing in Eden –
Ah – the Sea!
Might I but moor – tonight –
In thee!


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“The Green Sofa,” Sir John Lavery, circa 1903

Oil on canvas.

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“Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” selected for the upcoming Gathering Poetry Anthology

I received some really nice news this morning — my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” has been selected for the upcoming Gathering Poetry Anthology.  The anthology is being developed by Local Gems Press (which I was surprised to realize today is actually based on my native Long Island, New York.)  Gathering is also being created by Poets Anonymous, which has provided a venue for poets since 1991.

This is a wonderful opportunity to share my voice; I am grateful to James P. Wagner, Publisher of  Local Gems Press, along with Lesley Tyson and Megan McDonald at Poets Anonymous.



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Throwback Thursday: “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989)!

I remember seeing “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” in the theater with my 11th grade girlfriend.  When it was released, we thought this third entry in the film series would be the last.  (Blockbusters tended to run in trilogies back then.)  And what a great ostensible send-off it was!  Indy was back, in fine form, doing what he did best — punching Nazis.  Casting Sean Connery as his father was a stroke of genius, and the chemistry between him and Harrison Ford was priceless.

A couple of astute film fans on Facebook pointed out that 1989 was a great year for movies.  This was the summer when Tim Burton’s “Batman” came out, along with “The Abyss,” “Lethal Weapon 2,” “Pet Sematary” and “Dead Poets Society.”  Seriously, look at this list.  It’s insane.



Cover to “Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity” Hardcover, Matt Wagner, 2004

DC Comics.

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“TIGER SHARKS AT THE WATER PARK!”

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Poster for “Contagion” (2011)

Warner Bros., 20th Century Studios, New Line Cinema.

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I love my little valley town.

I think it gets prettier the longer I stay here.

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