I do.
If you’re a writer, you could learn hell of a lot about storytelling by reading his film reviews. Two areas he taught readers a lot, for example, were character development and avoiding cliche.
And not to sound like an anti-intellectual here, but I always trusted (and enjoyed reading) his opinion far more than those of the highbrow film school prof-type reviewers who seemed to feel that every movie needed to be “Citizen Kane.”
(a portion of “The Sea and the Mirror”)
BY ROBERT FROST
I bitch as much as the next person, but gentle twilight snowfalls actually are rather pretty …
Since I began seeking publication for my creative writing just over a year ago, I’ve consistently benefited from the encouragement of Stephen Jarrell Williams, Editor of Dead Snakes.
Stephen has long been an established and prolific writer, which makes it more impressive that he generously finds time to provide a forum for new writers like me. I am getting acquainted with Stephen’s own widely published poetry, and I particularly enjoy “The Walk.” For this and more poetry by Stephen, see the online quarterly Mirror Dance magazine here:
http://mirrordancefantasy.blogspot.com/2010/06/walk.html
ALMOST in time for Valentine’s Day, Dead Snakes has featured my latest poem, “Together, Spying Cardinals In the Snow.”
http://deadsnakes.blogspot.com/2014/02/eric-robert-nolan-poem.html
I have half a mind to drive down to Fredericksburg just for a chocolate milkshake. I might just kidnap Russell Morgan and take him with me.
“A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers.”
– Gwendolyn Brooks
Minimal Effort Valentine’s Day Haiku:
A short poem for a
nice girl. Haiku’s are easy
Valentines to write!
Enjoying another piece by Sean Macro tonight. I believe that “I’m Fine” will be my favorite poem of his, but I quite enjoy this as well.
http://dagdapublishing.com/2013/01/23/homeless-as-the-moon-in-daytime/
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 