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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: More NRA: Debating With a Friend and Marine
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Writer, doing what he does. Thursday, January 17, 2013. More NRA: Debating With a Friend and Marine. Understandably my Open Letter to the NRA. Provoked some strong, dissenting responses from friends on Facebook, including one friend who has served with the USMC since 2004. If the NRA refuses to participate in a real discussion about this complex issue, perhaps we can have a little one here. First, I want to reiterate that my post is criticizing the NRA, and not the second amendment right to bear arms....
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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: February 2013
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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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small hands: Austin Half Marathon: Race Report
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Nobody not even the rain has such small hands. Monday, February 16, 2009. Austin Half Marathon: Race Report. I got in the car at 5:45 am; the moon was a perfect half circle very high and smallish in the still-dark sky. I had arranged everything on the couch the night before, so getting ready only took a moment. I had my peanut butter english muffin and half a banana and hit the road. Pay no mind to what they say,. Our lips are sealed-. Our lips are sealed! At one point, everyone except me saw a helicopte...
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Ink and Beans: Right Cause, Wrong Message:Demi and Ashton speak out against sex slavery and trafficking
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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: 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...
