Script Enabler

Some of my scripts are stubbornly Asian American.  Some people have argued that this stubbornness may have hindered my career (others simply claim that I’m a crappy writer).
Nevertheless, I write the stories and the characters I’d like to see.  And yes… many of those characters are Asian American.  It is an artistic and political stand [...]

Christmas movies don’t always have to be about Christmas (you know, kids, presents, relatives).  Here are ten movies set around Christmas but aren’t necessarily about Christmas.

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10. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – James Bond falls in love and gets married and though our intrepid agent saves the world with alarming regularity, he has his long [...]

I’m growing more and more convinced that modern technology is a hindrance to good writing.  Being accessible by cell phone, text message and email may have its advantages but it certainly has its drawbacks.
The luxury of having undisturbed, unstructured time is something we have to grab for ourselves.  Many people don’t understand that writing is [...]

Dinner tonight:  Beef stew.  Beef, carrots, potatoes, onions and tomatoes.

… and I’m getting quite good at it.
I’ve been cooking for myself, partly to save money and partly based on the belief that if I cook it myself, it must be healthy.
Steak and eggs for breakfast is now healthy.

Two boneless NY strip steaks cooked medium rare on a toasted baguette.  Two large eggs cooked over [...]

My favorite writer opined through one of his characters, “Everything in this world comes to an end eventually.”  In modern cinema, it has come to mean that no matter how dire your situation may be, something will give.  Conversely, it also means that nothing good will last forever.
It’s not surprising to note that we crave [...]

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans…
– John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century. His thesis was that the era of his birth shaped his worldview differently from [...]