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SLO Film Fest Moments
I just spent an inspiring weekend at the SLO Film Fest in San Luis Obispo, California and I not only had a great time but left full on energized by the power of storytelling. Austin Hope’s Wine Wall It started on Thursday with the Opening Night Reception and film premiere at the historic Fremont theater. With delicious food catered by Luna Red and wines from Austin Hope served by ringing a bell…
Festival Praise for Celestial Pirouette
The premise has real festival appeal. It’s weird without being inaccessible.” “Market-wise, this sits comfortably in the Sundance / SXSW / Tribeca short film space.” “That’s a calling-card short. Producers and reps watch this and think, ‘This writer can do high-concept on a low budget and make it feel earned.’” These were just a few of the notes I recently received from the judges at the Santa…
Social Media Mosh Pit
We live in A social media mosh pit Slamming, kicking, pummeling Strangers and friends With hashtags, reels And AI memes Punks pulled Into a cyberspace sea Where Johnny Rotten Oversees our Sex Pistol nation And crowds crush To press like For spreading derision And hatred In a profane Digital blitzkrieg About Laurie: “Fantastically original concept,” reviewers say. “An art-born…
Transcendent Embrace: A Poem
I had a sublime love once,A love of salt and sea and skinWith quivering lipsWhere every song was himAnd poetry filled my heart.But now it’s goneAnd all I’m left with isThe specter of transcendent embraceFloating in memory. Photos by David Stroup About Laurie: The author of Forests Secrets and Finding Joy as well as The Pharaoh’s Cry, Portal Rift, Persistence of Memory, Kidnapped Smile, and…
Intermediary
In the intermediary Where the fulcrum is borne on our shoulders. And we sustain duality This is the moment To embrace When you are the axis of two worlds. Photos by David Stroup About Laurie: The author of Forests Secrets and Finding Joy as well as The Pharaoh’s Cry, Portal Rift, Persistence of Memory, Kidnapped Smile, and Dragon Sky of the fantasy series The Artania Chronicles, Laurie…
The Tombs of Atuan Review
The Tombs of Atuan Review
This book reads like a myth. I felt like I was one of many villagers sitting around a fire centuries ago our ears cocked in rapt attention as we listened to the storyteller reveal her tale. It all began long ago in a poor but loving household where a toddler rushes into her mother’s arms. Father cautions Mother from getting too attached as this girl-child is not theirs and soon will be taken to…
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