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 Shirley Temple Mocktail”

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.

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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

“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

Spillwords

“The Owl and the Nurse” is a historical fiction story with elements of fantasy.

“Protection” is a tween comedy set in my fictitious city of Thurber.

“Celluloid Heroine” is a drama set in Thurber.

Micromance Magazine 

“Honeymoon in the Highlands” is a love story inspired by the TV show and book series Outlander.

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

Written Tales

“Their Cheating Hearts” is a supernatural tale set in Thurber.

The Jewish Literary Journal

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

fan fiction

“Secret Wars: All You Desire”

A re-telling of the 1984 miniseries from Marvel Comics.

from Wide Screen World:

“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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