Ten Thoughts on Song of the South

Oh, boy. Take a deep breath. Hold your nose, maybe. Here we go. Song of the South (1946) was Disney’s first dramatic live-action film, though it does (thankfully) contain some animated segments. It’s based on the “Uncle Remus” stories of Southern African-American folklore collected by Joel Chandler Harris. And I feel like there’s something else notable about it I’m forgetting…oh, right. It’s kinda racist. I had never seen the film before, and odds are neither have you. Its last release in theaters was in 1986, and it’s never been released for the home market in North America, only overseas (and even then the last release was in the UK in 1991). So, it’s kind of hard to come by. Lucky for you, I’m nothing if not resourceful. So let’s dive in, shall we? (After the cut – this is a long one…)

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Short story featured

My short story, This Is What He Should Have Said, is featured today at Short Story Symposium, a blog devoted to introducing readers to new short fiction. Check out the link for a brief excerpt from the story!

This Is What He Should Have Said

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Site changes

Hiya! I’m making a few changes to the site, so things might look a bit odd until it’s all sorted out. The biggest change is I’m bringing my blog back, and putting it front and center here on the home page. For the time being, everything here will continue to show up on my Tumblr blog, Peace of Cake. I’m pretty active over there, so if you’re a Tumblr user, please follow me – in addition to writing about writing, I post funny stuff from comics, Doctor Who, and other geeky endeavors.

Over here, I’ll keep it strictly related to the world of writing. That doesn’t mean it’ll just be a place for to hawk my wares, but I’ll be keeping the out-of-context panels of Batman saying something gay to a minimum.

The first thing I’ll be doing is importing any relevant posts from Tumblr over here, including my series Ten Thoughts on Disney, in which I watch every Disney feature film from the beginning and offer up some quick comments. I’ll be attempting to post-date these, so – if I do this correctly – they won’t show up as “new” posts. Be sure to check the archives if you’d like to read them!

I’ve added a sidebar with links to my mailing list and my books – it’ll only show up here, the rest of the site continues as is. If you’ve got any suggestions on how to further spruce up the place, please let me know in the newly-reactivated comments!

 

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New York Comic Con 2014 – Day Three!

Last day at the con, for me. Panels and cosplayers beyond the cut…

I got there bright and early – well, eleven-ish, which for me is practically dawn – and was reminded of just how packed this con gets on Saturday. So many people! And I’m a New Yorker, I’m used to crowds!

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New York Comic Con 2014 – Day Two!

Friday was a great day at the con – a good sized crowd, lots of people to interact with/gawp at but not so overwhelming as to induce terror. I took the day off from work so I could make the most of it. Lots more pictures today, after the cut!

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