Tag Archives: death

Their Illicit Lover

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

 This is one of my darker posts. And for a good reason. Please read through to the end.   A true story. He said he would kill them In his time, in his way And yet they let him stay … Continue reading →

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Ever Green

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

Some lives are leafy limbs compelling eyes to gaze at them to acknowledge their convulsive beauty Naïve in their baseless joy they reign a scant and unremembered season then die having never truly lived Some lives are barren limbs pushing … Continue reading →

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A Filmmaker’s Journal

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

A Tribute to My Mentor How do you talk about a friend who died in the most abhorrent of ways? You talk about how they lived, about their kindness and wisdom. I launched my filmmaking career with an internship at … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Jacks

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

Two Jacks died on November 22, 1963. The assassination of the first, John F. (“Jack”) Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, made international headlines, and still frequently does. The death of the other, C. S. (“Jack”) Lewis, an … Continue reading →

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Life and Death

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

I was raised in a secular home. There was no talk of heaven or an afterlife. This life was all there was. And yet at the age of five I dreamed I died. My parents and friends circled over me, weeping, their … Continue reading →

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Is Robin Williams in Hell?

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

Here’s a re-post of one of my earlist blogs, dedicated to actor-comedian Robin Williams, who died on this date four years ago. Robin Williams’ death brought on the expected flood of tributes, but also a smaller wave of hellfire pronouncements … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

   I used to think of death as: Delete File and empty trash.     Now I think of it as: Save Copy (in the cloud) and meet the Programmer.

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