The View Up Here

It's time to round up 2023 and cast a gleaming eye toward 2024.   Quickly, because it's cold, and I have to go find a cup of hot tea in the kitchen to warm up: published my short story "Vinny and Luca" in the June issue of Lake Effect Magazine . This was my first short story publication, and it's one of the stories I've written as part of a collection. shot my short film "Dream House" in October after one postponement and a reschedule. We had an amazing cast and crew, a beautiful location, and a lot of generous help. The footage is now with an editor who hopes to have a rough cut in the next few days. started as a journalist for our diocesan Catholic paper, writing features and briefs on the happenings and people in the county. learned how to create video content for Instagram. learned T'ai Chi Yang style 32-move sword form started with a new spiritual director (who was then reassigned to someplace far away and with a far busier schedule... this ...

Moving on to post production now, searching for an editor to work with. It's been an incredible ride, humbling and exhilarating. The cast and crew who came to create a film with me have been rock solid, every one of them a superstar. I couldn't ask for anything more uplifting! It's good to have a creative project that requires me to keep moving forward because we're entering that time of year when I fight seasonal depression in a big way, even more so living where I do with so little sunshine. Something's gotta change there, folks, that's the only way I see it. But until then, full steam ahead.  Makin' a movie! Help me make a movie! "Dream House" in the news