Category: A Simple Ad (2019 short film)
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Honorable Mention at Nassau: A Simple Ad’s Journey
Friday, October 31, 2025 – Orlando, FloridaIt’s a chilly—at least by Florida standards—late autumn morning here in my corner of Orange County. As I write this, it’s 62°F (16°C) under clear, sunny skies, though it may warm up a bit by the time I post this on WordPress. Today’s forecast calls for sunshine and a…
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The Making of ‘A Simple Ad’ (Which is…Festival Bound!)
🎬 The Making of A Simple AdBy a first-time screenwriter It started with six words. Not mine — and not Hemingway’s either, despite the legend. The famous micro‑story “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” has been floating around for more than a century, long before anyone attached it to Papa. But the emotional punch of…
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Festival Bound! ‘A Simple Ad’ Selected for the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
🎬 A Simple Ad Selected for FLIFF: A Quiet Victory for Flash Fiction on Film In 2019, I wrote a short screenplay inspired by one of literature’s most haunting fragments: “For Sale: Baby Shoes. Never Worn.” Often attributed to Hemingway, the six-word story evokes a universe of loss, memory, and emotional restraint. I wanted to…
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A Writer’s Life: Refreshing My Amazon Author Profile
🛠️ A Quiet Update: Refreshing My Amazon Author Profile Last night, I made a small but meaningful update to my Amazon Author Profile. It wasn’t a major overhaul—just a refinement to better reflect the scope and emotional focus of my work. These kinds of updates often go unnoticed, but they matter. They’re part of the…
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Exploring Storytelling in Different Formats
I love telling stories in different styles and formats. My writing journey includes blog posts, reviews, poems, and long fiction. Each has its own charm and challenges. I’ve written a novella called Reunion: A Story and I’m currently working on its follow-up, Reunion: Coda. These dive into the complexity of human connections and the past’s…
A Certain Point of View, Too 