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Poem - Argyle Literary Magazine

Poem - Argyle Literary Magazine Strangulation As Part of The Performance We were on stage together. It was a climatic confrontation scene. In a play. In L.A. One

Make Your Mark

Making Your Mark Do we all dream of it? Or is it just me? Something you are “known” for. Something fantastic you did or something terrible—famous or infamous. It's

Change in The Weather

Change in The Weather Getting to a certain age. There's change in the weather. You don't feel the same way about things. Some things. The opposite sex for instance.

Paranoia

Paranoia I know they're against me. I can see it in their eyes. Hear it with the inflection of their voice. I'm not being paranoid. I'm not! You have to pay attention,

Not Born There, Grew Up There

Not Born there, Grew Up There Below the 49th parallel. Spanning sea to shining sea. I wasn't born there, but I grew up there. Some of my earliest memories. Looking

When The World Went Mad

When The World Went Mad I remember the first day. The lock down. Over at the shopping mall—no one there! All the f-king parking you could ever want. I was the only

Bystander

Bystander It's out of your hands. Nothing you can do. Just stand by and watch the ax fall, the injustice take place, the war begin. You're a bystander. Innocent?

In-Between On The Amateur Movie Set

In-Between On The Amateur Movie Set Well, I'm waiting and wondering. When will be begin? 3 hours lost. Why did they call me so early? I'm in-between again. From

The Columbia 30 - Part 8

The Columbia 30 - Part 8 One night I was spotted in an outrageous satire show, “Hostages (a.k.a. The Terrorist Zone)”, in a small theater in Universal City by a

The Columbia 30 - Part 7

The Columbia 30 - Part 7 One night visiting with some friends I'd known when living in West Hollywood I called Loanne my “9/30/55” scene partner and found out some

The Columbia 30 - Part 6

The Columbia 30 - Part 6 The Columbia Talent Program was coming to the end of its initial plan of 12 weeks. Frank Price, who'd become president of Columbia Pictures,

The Columbia 30 - Part 5

The Columbia 30 - Part 5 From time to time we had celebrity guests come speak to us at the theater as part of our education in acting: film directors Martin Ritt

The Columbia 30 - Part 4

The Columbia 30 - Part 4 Even though I was fast becoming the leper of the Program there were still several members who wanted to be friends with me. One was the

The Columbia 30 - Part 3

The Columbia 30 - Part 3 I better fill you in on a few missing details about my relationship and history with Josie. She and I had gotten married a few months earlier.

The Columbia 30 - Part 2

The Columbia 30 - Part 2 The next week I attended the Columbia Pictures luncheon with all the other young hopefuls. Lots of tasty food and smiles for the cameras

The Columbia 30 - Part 1

The Columbia 30 - Part 1 I am not sure how to tell this story. I really don't have a handle on it. In fact though it occurred so many years ago I've still never

My Opinion of Opinions

My Opinion of Opinions Everyone's got one. Just like a rectum. Some are more plausible than others. Some are far out on the limb. But what the hell, it's just an

Of No Literary or Artistic Value?

Of No Literary or Artistic Value? The title is the definition of pornography. A comedian once said that's every commercial on television. Sexual titillation is used

The Big Picture

The Big Picture I run into them on occasion. They seem so angry. I guess we all have a certain amount of anger in us. Sometimes it gets released. Other times it

Operating Principles

Operating Principles Take a good look. We now have an accurate picture. Many refuse to. Turn away. They don't want to know. 'course they'd never admit that. They'd