I don’t often write about politics here because it never does any good. I could do without trolls finding and attacking me, and I don’t...

I am trying to avoid Wordle so I don’t become addicted to another time–suck. In lieu of that, may I recommend one of my favorite Star...

I was wondering what to post today. This blog is not thought-out at all. By chance, a longtime reader wrote a few moments ago to ask if I...

Last weekend I took the kids to their second grade teacher’s yard sale. She had a couple of old landline phones for a few bucks. I picked...

Tony Tost is a writer–producer who created the Netflix–USA series Damnation, set in 1930s rural America. He’s a very talented...

Holy crap, did everybody see the giant Vulture piece on Joss Whedon? I just want to say—this is one of Don Rickles’ lines, but I totally...

Would you folks like to see the list of my most-played music tracks in Apple music (formerly iTunes)? I don’t subscribe to their service,...

HBO has a new documentary about Bob Einstein, aka Super Dave Osborne, which brought a lot of smiles and laughs. It’s surprisingly short,...

Well, that was interesting! After some ten years of trying, a script of mine was rated an “8” at the Black List website (where writers...

People seemed somewhat amused to read my post from last week, “Pissing People Off.” I am probably using this blog too much to vent. It’s...

WRITERS: STOP ENTERING SCREENPLAY CONTESTS! WE’RE NOT “COMPETITORS”! 1. WRITERS SHOULD NOT BE COMPETING AGAINST WRITERS!!! Competition...

We are sadly coming up on the one-year anniversary of a family tragedy, the suicide of my cousin, Lawrence “Larry” Gellar. He was only...

Here’s a treat. Some footage shot by ABC-13 in Houston circa 1968 from the location of Kelly’s Heroes in Yugoslavia. Don Rickles is my...

Above is just some random image I Googled. Personally, I don’t make flow charts, index cards, notebooks, etc. It’s all in my head, until...

Before I get going, can I ask a favor please? It’s super easy, there’s no catch. Can you visit my IMDb page? I just want to see if a few...

This will probably be the most presumptuous and ridiculous article I could write on this blog—wherein I, a lifetime loner and weirdo,...

UPDATE: Not five minutes after I posted this, I got an email that a script I posted got, apparently an 8. So I’m a coward and I’m pulling...

I was saddened to learn of the death of Professor James (Jim) Maraniss, from a heart attack on January 9. He was 76. “Jim” was one of my...

The Black List, in the screenwriting world, refers to two things run by the same company. The “real” Black List is an annual list of the...

I was a young boy in the early 1980s, and I distinctly remember the dread of the Cold War—the feeling that any minute, now, we would look...

There’s a new Sesame Street documentary on HBO which I absolutely recommend: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street. Of course I...

I was going through the scans I made of the FSM “physical archives,” looking for something quick and fun to post. I used to have bankers...

Above is a picture I took of my best friend and roommate at Amherst College, Harris Wulfson, at our graduation in May 1996. I wouldn’t...

One of the hardest things to do when screenwriting is come up with a good concept. But evaluating whether or not you have a good concept...