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Samuel Beckett vs. The Audience
I just considered (after decades of reading and thinking about Godot) that Vladimir’s nickname could be read “Did I?” – this seems sufficiently appropriate for the “mental” one of the pair that I wonder if Beckett might have intended that … Continue reading
The Sound of Silence
There have been many periods of isolated total silence here in Fairfield since I moved here a dozen years ago. These are of course always at night, but they remind me of my childhood in both Manhattan and the Hudson … Continue reading
Is it time to end human life on the planet?
I just received a long, unsettling email from an old friend who wonders if there is any way out of the horrendous mess so many politicians and billionaires have been pushing us into for their own selfish gains. It seems … Continue reading
Untold Backstory — some notes
The evolution of this piece surprised me (link). It started just as an experiment to see how difficult it might be to write a few paragraphs making connections that were actually idiotic and not connected at all, but in a … Continue reading
Short Story: “Untold Backstory”
The following story might be a lost voice-over for a History Channel program. Or (more likely) a demonstration of how we manage to make literally everything relate to everything else. We find connections between absolutely anything and anything else, no matter … Continue reading
Writing Tools – Adobe InDesign
Adobe InDesign probably shouldn’t be thought of as a writing tool, but for some of us it’s very much a tool for writers. InDesign provides facilities for very powerful and flexible publication development in many areas, certainly far beyond books … Continue reading
Operation Redundancy (Amazon Author Page)
This blog is now being mirrored (with short teasers) on the Allen Cobb Author Page at amazon.com. Just in case some of you prefer to find me there (unlikely) or happen to stumble across the Author Page (plausible). Posts prior … Continue reading
Anti-Telemarketer Script
Sometimes the best strategy is to fight fire with fire. Since there are still too many telemarketers (n > 0) calling us at dinner time to sell home security or raise money for charities that spend 5% on charity, we … Continue reading
Telephodot — Threnody, an impression of Godot
A few years ago I shot Threnody, a ten-minute personal impression of my favorite modern play, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot. Threnody is not a film of Godot. I don’t believe that Godot should be made into a movie (apart from simply filming a … Continue reading
“Untold Backstory” — Cast of Characters
The story in my post of last September contains a large number of characters. Recently, the entire cast, with a few adjustments, reappeared in an expanded, more dramatic version that appears in my forthcoming collection, Brain Frieze. In September I also … Continue reading →