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Ink and Beans: February 2011
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Writer, doing what he does. Tuesday, February 15, 2011. My MFA Personal Statement (a.k.a. Statement of Purpose). The chatter over at the Creative Writing MFA Blog. Indicates some folks wish to see examples of personal statements, so I thought I'd post mine here. It's no golden ticket, but it has gotten me into a few reputed programs. I applied to 14 schools and received acceptances from LSU, Wash-U. in St. Louis, Vanderbilt, and Florida. Which I found enormously helpful. Of Personal Statement with edits.
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Ink and Beans: March 2011
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Writer, doing what he does. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Oscars 2011 - Movie Haiku. To review, the Best Picture nominations were:. The Kids Are Alright. And now the 10 haiku, not necessarily in that order. This is just a dream. So is this. And this. And this. Ponder. Watch again. Dreams can come true, even in. Canyoneer gets stuck,. Misses party with hot chicks,. Cuts arm off in rage. Shy new monarch must. Tell subjects: "We're going to. Wuh w-wuh. wuh. wuh.". Seems nice; smells like strawberries. Win an Arik...
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Ink and Beans: July 2014
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Writer, doing what he does. Sunday, July 6, 2014. In Treatment, and the Art of TV Storytelling. Recently a lot of HBO television shows became available on Amazon Prime for free, and so for the last few weeks I've been watching In Treatment,. A show about a psychotherapist and his patients which takes place almost entirely "in session.". I'll abstain from a detailed review, though it's tempting to spend all day writing about it. Let me just say that the show is a true work of art. Each of these five relat...
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Ink and Beans: Aghast from the Past: Watching the Hubris Documentary
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Writer, doing what he does. Wednesday, February 20, 2013. Aghast from the Past: Watching the Hubris Documentary. For me, watching the hour-long documentary Hubris: Selling the Iraq War. Over with, not to be suffered again, nor worried over or even thought much about. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news. And news about the economy. The level of deception, fanaticism, and opportunism exhibited by members of the Bush administration seems like something out of a prologue to a dystopian novel elected leadersh...
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Ink and Beans: July 2012
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Writer, doing what he does. Saturday, July 7, 2012. Right Cause, Wrong Message:. Demi and Ashton speak out against sex slavery and trafficking. It's been well over a year since I've posted anything on this blog that wasn't related to fundraising, but thanks to a friend's Facebook post and the ensuing dialogue this topic sort of fell into my lap (it may also be a stall-tactic to avoid more daunting writing projects) so here we go! Last night, in the early stages of fleshing out the Badra character, my cre...
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Ink and Beans: Open Letter to the NRA
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Writer, doing what he does. Thursday, January 17, 2013. Open Letter to the NRA. You have repeatedly claimed, in the wake of mass shootings, that "now is not the time" for a conversation about gun policy. (When, then? And now you are "outraged" by the landmark laws just passed in New York State, calling them "draconian." Please explain which one of these new laws is a violation of the right to bear arms? Is it the banning of high-capacity magazines? The background checks prior to purchases? I believe ther...
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Ink and Beans: October 2013
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Writer, doing what he does. Saturday, October 19, 2013. Stop Telling Me I Worry Too Much. Dear World (and all the People):. I hate when you tell me I shouldn't worry so much. Image from http:/ www.mrmen.com. Ah, yes. How silly of me. Here, let me just turn the dial back. Consider that your hasty advice, while offered with good intentions, sucks. Consider what you're essentially suggesting is that I disavow my natural, emotional response to the situation. Oh, that's not what you meant? Consider that, if y...
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Ink and Beans: January 2012
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Writer, doing what he does. Thursday, January 12, 2012. Children of Arusha 2012 Fundraiser - School Sponsorship. Help send former street children in Arusha, Tanzania to private school! Filex (left) and Heven in class. From now until February 12th. I will be accepting donations, by mailed check or through PayPal. To continue sponsoring former street children in Arusha, Tanzania for private school. Depending on how much you donate, you may also be entered in a raffle to win beautiful African handicrafts.
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Ink and Beans: Stop Telling Me I Worry Too Much
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Writer, doing what he does. Saturday, October 19, 2013. Stop Telling Me I Worry Too Much. Dear World (and all the People):. I hate when you tell me I shouldn't worry so much. Image from http:/ www.mrmen.com. Ah, yes. How silly of me. Here, let me just turn the dial back. Consider that your hasty advice, while offered with good intentions, sucks. Consider what you're essentially suggesting is that I disavow my natural, emotional response to the situation. Oh, that's not what you meant? Consider that, if y...
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Ink and Beans: Scott Prouty: A "Regular Guy" with Irregular Integrity
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Writer, doing what he does. Saturday, March 16, 2013. Scott Prouty: A "Regular Guy" with Irregular Integrity. If you haven't done so already, watch the first interview (which aired on The ED Show. Wednesday night) with Scott Prouty, the Boston (! Bartender who recorded the infamous "47 percent" video at Mitt Romney's fundraiser. I voted for Obama. And I like honesty (honesty's my favorite! I like when dishonesty is exposed beyond repair. So yeah, I'm a big fan of this video. Of the right-wing media follo...