Posts by Wayne
Catching Creativity
“Oh, have you got the crud that’s going around?” she asked a writer-friend while fearlessly hugging her. I cringed; I’d just hugged her and hadn’t noticed her having any flu symptoms. I closely watched the interaction and told myself that she was tired, and yes, stuffy, but no, not the creeping crud. Not submitting to…
Read MoreCUT TO: Your Dream of Screenwriting
FADE IN: INT. AUDITORIUM Muffled CROWD NOISE as average-looking SCREENWRITER nervously blinks and darts eyes… PULL BACK – …as s/he sits amongst a glamorous audience CUT TO – INT. AWARDS STAGE Stunningly gorgeous ACTRESS fondles an envelope as gorgeous ACTOR devilishly looks on. ACTRESS And the Oscar goes to… CUT TO – INT. …
Read MoreFresh Youth, Raw Truth
A Veggie Memoir: also appearing as part of the Valentine’s celebration of Love and Veggies at http://www.goingveggie.com/a-month-of-veggie-love/ I looked at the ground as I dragged my feet, the old tennis shoes so caked in red clay that tying them had been abandoned last growing season. They were now slip-ons that I wore on my death march…
Read MoreBaby Present
So here I am…a man who never had younger siblings, a man without a child, a man who’s never changed a diaper and gets paranoid around babies…and I’m having lunch with a dear friend and meeting her five-month old son. I said the standard things — “he’s so cute,” “what a good baby,” “are you…
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