First Film Score Essay
I’ve published the first in a long series of analytical essays on film scores. I’ve begun with James Horner’s music for Apollo 13. I discuss my discovery of the music, […]
Glengarry Glen Ross
When I was a kid, my uncle told me about a play called Glengarry Glen Ross. I eventually came to love the movie adaptation, starring Alec Baldwin among others, which […]
Madrid bajo tres cielos
My short story, “Madrid Under Three Skies,” has been translated into Spanish. It is my first fiction to achieve translation and I’m very happy. Thanks to Rosa Bautista for the […]
Buckwheat Zydeco
Buckwheat means a lot to me. I saw him twice in Annapolis and I was so inspired that I included him in the preface to my bio on Lawton Chiles. […]
Artists & Innovators: Stuart Riordan, Painter
Welcome to a special edition of my blog series, “Artists & Innovators,” a series of interviews with campaigners, entrepreneurs, artists, and advocates who are solving problems with passion and innovation. […]
More on Hurricane Andrew
Now that Hurricane Hermine has passed through Florida and the Mid-Atlantic, it’s a good time to reconsider hurricane response policy at the state level. Veteran Florida reporter Bill Cotterell has […]
Summer’s End
My sister Lara is building her LinkedIn presence, posting articles and poetry. Check out her excellent poem, “Summer’s End.”
Hurricane Andrew: 24 Years Ago
Hurricane Andrew hit Florida 24 years go, delivering a shock to south Florida and to state government. It was my privilege to study the government’s reaction to the disaster during […]
Raising a Bilingual Child
My sister wrote a wonderful LinkedIn post about raising a bilingual child. It’s poignant and inventive linguistically.
John Dos Passos Society Update
Congratulations to David Murad, the new president of the John Dos Passos Society. I’m confident in his leadership of this special group. To donate to the Society and support its […]