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October 20, 2007 · 234 words
David Milch School of Screenwriting
Apropos our earlier discussions, it’s the David Milch School of Screenwriting.“Hi there. I’m David fucking Milch. You may remember me as the creative tour-de-force behind Deadwood, a critically acclaimed HBO series that ended prematurely so that I could launch John From Cincinnati. Some people say that was like ending
Read entry →October 19, 2007 · 306 words
Pumpkin Time
Scott and Pat gave us some lovely homegrown pumpkins, so clearly it was time to make Chef Francoise’s Creole Pumpkin Soup. Elsewhere on this blog I have detailed my adventures with Chef Francoise and her husband, Baron le Vison. The Creole Pumpkin Soup was, at least on odd-numbered days, my favorite thing at the Courty
Read entry →October 17, 2007 · 584 words
Watch the Skies!
Saturday night was spent at the Enchanted Skies Star Party. Traditionally this has been held at a nearly-inaccessible ranch in the Magdalena mountains, but this latest was held at the Camino Real Heritage Center, a remote state monument. I was able to drive to it in my car rather than having to take a shuttle […
Read entry →October 17, 2007 · 638 words
Suspense (Not)
As I mentioned over here, I’ve been watching Season Three of Deadwood. Which I have now completed, so consider this a great bigspoiler warning!. . . tick. . . tick. . . tickWhat an unfortunate season! The episodes were filled with wonderful writing, terrific production values, and first-rate actors, but Milch neglected
Read entry →October 16, 2007 · 126 words
Appearances
Twice again, I venture before my public.Tuesday, October 16— hey, that’s tomorrow!— I’ll be doing a reading and signing at 3:30 at the New Mexico Tech library. If you’re in Socorro County, by all means drop by.On Saturday, Oct 20, Title Wave Books in Albuquerque will be celebrating a significant anniversary
Read entry →October 12, 2007 · 1,212 words
The Romance of Steam
I’m a sucker for the romance of steam. Steam boats, steam locomotives, steam cars, steam monorails, steam zeppelins . . . I like the whole steampunk vibe so much that it’s amazing I’ve never written anything that fits into that category. It should be no surprise, therefore, that this last weekend found us in Colorado,
Read entry →October 11, 2007 · 676 words
Suspense
I’ve been watching the third season of Deadwood on DVD, and I’m about halfway through. (No spoilers in the replies, please.)I felt a surge of pleasure when I spun the first episode and heard David Milch’s trademark combination of complex syntax, baroque vocabulary, and utter obscenity. It’s the language that makes this
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