2020

WRITING A PLAY

One of my goals for 2020 is to write a full-length play. I have written short plays in the past. Have a few ideas about a story. I have experimented with turning a short story into a play. It's not easy, that's for sure. The classic movie 'West Side Story' was previously a Broadway play. Doubt if I'll have something of that caliber but you never know.


 

WE'RE DANGEROUS!

NO EASY TASK

WORDS OF WISDOM

Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing.


~Oscar Wilde, Poet (1854-1900)

POETRY TO BEGIN 2020

The 46th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon

2PM-12M

At St. Mark's Church 
131 East 10th Street
New York, NY 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

WRITING BECOMES MAGIC

TRUE

WORDS OF WISDOM

If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty and those to whom ethics appeal more strongly than aesthetics will see its moral lesson. It will fill the cowardly with terror, and the unclean will see in it their own shame. 


~Oscar Wilde, Dramatist (1854-1900)

WRITE TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; ARCHITECTURE

I have been into character development during the past few weeks. Just when I think I have him/her fleshed out, I come up with another virtue or quirk. Maybe I am seeking perfection, I'm not sure. I am drawn to quirky characters or characters who one would not suggest is a purveyor of evil deeds. 

Another aspect I'm working on backdrops. I spent a few days in Philadelphia this past summer. I was fascinated by the architecture of the city hall building. Edgar Allan Poe was great in describing French and English Architecture. A Second Empire style, the building takes in all the elements of that time period. I'm mulling the idea of creating a story or play with the city hall in mind.

I recently finished describing a character in one of my short stories. I'm currently working on another character, a woman with a mysterious persona. More research is in order as to how she will develop. 

SAME CITY, DIFFERENT STATE

AUGUSTA- GEORGIA, MAINE, MARYLAND

SHARE YOUR STORY

WRITING IS A CHALLENGE WORTH FIGHTING

WORDS OF WISDOM

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.


~Khalil Gibran, Lebanese Poet (1883-1931)

LIKE BREATHING

KEEP WRITING

WARNING

MUSIC

Music has always been part of my life. My parents exposed me to many different genres. From jazz to classical to pop to rock to R & B. and other musical styles. I cut my musical chops in the early days of rock and roll. My influences were Chuck Berry, the Coasters,  Elvis Presley, and Jackie Wilson.

 I love jazz from the 1950s and 1960s. Some of my favorite performers were Wes Montgomery,  Miles Davis, and Sarah Vaughn. There are so many great jazz performers. I have listened to classical music, opera (my mom had an album by Mario Lanza), some country and western, and pop.

I am curious to know who were your musical influences? 

HUNTER IS THE AUTHOR

DON'T APOLOGIZE

WRITING AND SANITY

Writing was a blessing to me during some stressful times. It allowed communicating my true feelings without the judgment of others. 

WORDS OF WISDOM

A poet doesn't invent. He listens.


~Jean Cocteau, Director (1889-1963)  

WRITE!

KEEP GOING