Spot the Cowboy

This pic was sent in by Mark’s best friend from childhood. The two of them recently went sailing in San Fran. Send in your pics of the Cowboys, and I’ll post them.

Losing Faith

Patrick is losing faith in Mark as a character. He thinks there’s no arc. He thinks we’re being self-indulgent in using Mark as a character. Sure he’s interesting to us. He’s interesting to those who know him. But to people … Read More

Postcard

Dear Ken: Children give breathing legacy to a relationship. Without them, it dies in old age with no one to remember it. Children are a way for us to control our destiny…to ensure that we go riding into the sunrise … Read More

A Swifter Birth

The JUSFC grants committee makes it’s decision today. I won’t know anything until the end of next week at the earliest. I’m trying not to put too much weight on this, but I know that if I get this grant, … Read More

Muse with Coffee

It’s a fascinating process…like sewing a giant, beautiful tapestry. Each day, I see it take shape…I can see the different facits…beautiful details that weren’t there just yesterday…secrets revealed to me. And everyday I get closer to seeing the whole…the whole … Read More

Sequence

“Mark at work at the Old Ingenium Office.” A sequence is a “subset of the overall action.” Scenes can contain reversals… “scenes are strongest when they begin at one emotional or informational point and end at another…each scene has a … Read More

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