Category Archives: Personal

Time Machine podcast with special guest

Posted on May 24, 2024 by sheila

I saw this podcast linked to on Facebook mainly because a couple of people I know have been “guests” on it. Including him. The premise of the podcast is the two hosts discuss a real-world event – the Dust Bowl, … Continue reading →

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“Boredom is very important in life. It helps you feel when something is wrong.” — John Strasberg

Posted on May 20, 2024 by sheila

It’s John Strasberg’s birthday today. I told this story before on here years ago, when I used to write like this on here, on occasion. Figured I’d re-post it. He is very very important to me. Back in the late … Continue reading →

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Kwik Stop (2001) finally streaming

Posted on May 15, 2024 by sheila

If you’ve hung around here a while (as in, the last 15, 20 years) then you will know about Kwik Stop and my friend Michael Gilio. Michael and I go way back, and our brief romance somehow miraculously morphed into … Continue reading →

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“I wanted to deliver a work that could be read universally as the-thing-in-itself but that would also sustain those extensions of meaning that our disastrously complicated local predicament made both urgent and desirable.” — Seamus Heaney

Posted on April 13, 2024 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. Jean and I went to visit Siobhan in Ireland. Siobhan was in school, so while she was in classes Jean and I rented a car and drove across the country to Galway, and other Western points. … Continue reading →

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My new column at Liberties magazine: First up: acting and film criticism and how the twain meet

Posted on April 10, 2024 by sheila

I have some exciting (to me) news. I’ll be writing a regular column for Liberties – the website for the quarterly magazine – host to a daunting lineup of writers! I launched my column with a piece about being a … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Roger Ebert: His Review of Kwik Stop (2001)

Posted on April 4, 2024 by sheila

Roger Ebert died 11 years ago today. One of the early series the Rogerebert.com writers participated in was something called “My Favorite Roger.” Each writer wrote an essay discussing their favorite review written by Roger. I chose his review of … Continue reading →

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#tbt A sleepy flapper

Posted on March 7, 2024 by sheila

Taking a short cat nap in the middle of the kitchen in the middle of a college cast party. I appear to be dressed as a flapper and I am not sure why because it wasn’t a costume party.

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#tbt Doc Abbott’s

Posted on February 22, 2024 by sheila

Mitchell Sandi Me As always, there must be a backstory. There was an old rickety amusement park in our state – similar to Adventureland, if you know the movie – where you took your life into your hands on the … Continue reading →

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It’s Ron Eldard’s Birthday: the first famous person I interviewed

Posted on February 20, 2024 by sheila

Here’s the story of the first famous person I interviewed – an actor I had admired for a long time: Mr. Ron Eldard. I saw the excellent Roadie at the Tribeca Film Festival. Eldard plays a roadie fired from his … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Story #2: The Spitball Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2024 by sheila

In the 6th grade, I was passionately in love with a boy named Andrew Wright. My love for him had begun to blossom tentatively in the fifth grade, but the sensation that exploded in sixth grade was real love, no … Continue reading →

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