Writing



NON-FICTION

FOR SALE

The Dark Pages

Classic American cinema/film noir

$10.00 USD


—May/June 2024 Special 20 for 20 issue, Vol. 20, number 3

The Maltese Falcon and its appearances in real life.


—November/December 2022 Giant Issue, Vol. 18, number 6: “Laura”

The song “Laura,” an American standard.


—November/December 2021 Giant Issue, Vol. 17, number 6: “California noir”

The film Woman On the Run, set in San Francisco.


—November/December 2020 Giant Issue, Vol. 16 number 6: “1947”

The Lucille Ball film Lured.


—November/December 2018 Giant Issue, Vol. 14 number 6: “Great Couples of Noir”

Director Anthony Mann and cinematographer John Alton.


ONLINE WRITING

for other websites

Silver Screen Suppers

The drink named for the thirties child star.

FlixChatter

Maybe some comics shouldn’t be movies

The superhero trend in film, with an emphasis on the Fantastic Four.


Student Handouts

Omar (2013) Movie Review and Guide

A review of a Palestinian film for a website that provides downloadable teaching materials for schools.


for Wide Screen World

Selections from my previous blog


Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The Mike Nichols film, with an emphasis on the setting of Northampton, Massachusetts.

Warner Brothers Animation

A history of the film studio’s animation division.

Five precedents for the proposed changes to the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The proposed traffic-calming changes to the world-famous Hollywood walkway and how they will benefit pedestrians.

Is comedy always better with an audience? 

An editorial on how comedy has different effects on different people, with an emphasis on the film Knives Out.

The Binge Experiment

An unscientific experiment involving the value of bingeing TV shows.

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FICTION

FOR SALE

Newtown Literary 

Literary magazine based in Queens, New York 

—Fall/Winter 2014, issue 5: “Speculative Poetry & Prose”

A short story which imagines a future where airplanes are replaced with teleportation machines.

$10.00 USD, $5.00 e-book


ONLINE FICTION

from BRW @ Substack


Adult Education

An over-educated college professor builds a rift between him and his favorite student.

Second Guess

Now that the World Series is over, it’s his time to relax with his wife. Or is it?

Homebody

This 80s pop band has an image problem.

Lending

His favorite bookstore is dying. How can he keep it alive?

Nora’s Gone

An unusual camera may hold the key to finding her missing daughter.

More flash fiction stories monthly at the Substack page


from other sites

Written Tales

“Their Cheating Hearts” is a supernatural tale set in my fictitious city of Thurber.

Micromance Magazine 

“All My Joys Forego” is a historical romance set during the Revolutionary War, based on a true story.

The Jewish Literary Journal

“Scars” is a historical drama set in the Bronx, 1956.


from Wide Screen World 

selections from my former blog


Star Trek: City on the Edge of Forever

Inspired by the Star Trek episode guest-starring Joan Collins.

Matilda

Inspired by the Danny DeVito-directed children’s movie.

Star Trek TNG: The Drumhead

Inspired by the Star Trek TNG episode guest-starring Jean Simmons.

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