Times for Dos Passos

These days, I’ve thought often about the political writings of John Dos Passos. I found these passages from The Theme is Freedom. They really move me. I have lots more […]

Women's March on Washington, DC

Yesterday was a long, inspiring day of protest at the Women’s March, Washington, DC. It was peaceful and generous in spirit, truly a “Love Army” in the words of Van […]

Happy Birthday, John Dos Passos!

My grandfather’s birthday is a great time to spread word about James McGrath Morris’ forthcoming book on the Dos Passos-Hemingway friendship. The adventure arrives March 28!

New Film Score Essay: Batman

I’ve begun publishing a series of essays on film scores (orchestral soundtracks) on the Amazon self-publishing platform. They’re available exclusively for Amazon Kindle. Film scores have long been a passion […]

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

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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. […]