In recent weeks I’ve been publishing lots on my newsletter, You’ve Got Media. I use it as a place to share my love for Film and TV, along with fun stories and other creative ideas. Here are a few recent posts. Click through to read the full articles, and please subscribe!
Learning from Experience – FICTION
A Short Comedic Story about getting a book published.
Luke Neff arrived at Leonard & Stone Publishing four minutes before his appointment. Any later wouldn’t qualify as early, and any earlier would mean sitting awkwardly in the waiting room at one of the biggest publishing houses in the country. Although Luke was an expert at sitting awkwardly, he did his best to avoid it. This time, he was comforted by the fact that four minutes from now Richard Leonard would be giving the go ahead to publish his masterpiece.
Cinema Visit with My Toddler
What our conversation would be if he could speak in full sentences.
Me: Are you sure you want to watch this movie?
Toddler: Yes.
Me: You can sit through the whole thing?
Toddler: I can sit for the first twenty two minutes, which is actually quite an achievement.
UK Government to Ban Addicted Teenagers from Socials
But Adults Left to Fend for Themselves.
Photo by Rui Chamberlain on Unsplash
Today on Instagram I saw an acquaintance had posted the news that the UK Government will be banning those under sixteen from using social media. I was absolutely appalled by this overuse of power by the government so I immediately drafted a DM to send to my acquaintance saying to take the story down.
A Small Gathering of Movie Lovers, and Me
Photo by Sasha Matveeva on Unsplash
There I was, self-proclaimed movie lover — the guy who once watched every Spielberg movie available in a 48 hour period — at a social gathering of some screenwriters, a director, and mostly actors. The conversation got off to a fantastic start, where a young guy mentioned that ‘Goodfellas’ is one of the greatest films of all time. I concurred, and said something fascinating about Robert De Niro that may or may not have implied he was a personal friend of mine.
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