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After a career in Marketing Communications, I turned my attention to writing screenplays and novels and producing/directing short films through my company, Entellegint Entertainment, LLC.

To date, I've written three feature length screenplays and a science

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: People we miss: 1 of 74
I remember the day my father asked me to be a partner in the stable. He was sitting behind his desk in the temporary office space we rented at the time, dressed in a camel colored sport coat and checkered cotton sport shirt. He looked straight at me with his bright, keen eyes and proceeded to make an offer that took me back... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center How can US foreign policy be improved by the paradox that Iran is often viewed as America's most serious threat even though its youthful population is among the most pro-western Muslim countries?: 1 of 41

It is a huge mistake for the United States government to isolate Iran as the number one threat to our national security. The Bush Administration has gone to great lengths to convince the American people that the international community must stop Iran from developing a nuclear energy program. The administration fears Iran will... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Aliens: 1 of 25
The Millennium PredictionsSeagulls falling out of the sky raised a line of puffs on the barren beach. The birds made no sound as they thwacked into the sand. Darren glanced upward, shielding his eyes from the blazing sun. Nikki, lying on the pink towel next to him, rose on both elbows. She screamed.More birds pelted the beach... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Achieving confidence and self esteem: 2 of 35
Where does self confidence come from? Where does it go when we need it most?How does an energetic child with a mountainous capacity for curiosity grow up to be a narrow-minded, emotionally constricted person full of hopelessness and suffering?The answer is simple. We lose the key to the door that opens to a satisfying existen... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters: 14 of 227
Grayson found it hard to breathe. Sweat poured from his forehead, down his crimsoned cheeks, onto the stiff collar of his white shirt. The cubicles surrounding Grayson in the sprawling call center buzzed with activity. This is Grayson Sellers speaking. May I have your contract number please? Habla Espanol? I only s... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Magical fantasy: 12 of 116
Darius thought heaven was supposed to be a peaceful place. It had been anything but that for the last fifteen minutes.Like so much of what had happened to him since his sudden death in a drive-by shooting, Darius had only the most elementary understanding of what was going on around him. New arrivals were normally the benefic... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What are the key obstacles to obtaining sustainable peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and what steps are necessary to overcome them?: 3 of 26
Years of political and economic oppression by foreign interests coupled with civil war and military tension primarily caused by hatred between the Hutu and Tutsi tribes of neighboring Rwanda are major obstacles to peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC.)The greed of neighboring states such as Rwanda and Uganda as well... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Desire: 45 of 361
I see a woman shopping in a shoe departmentShe is long and lean, quite beautifuland unmindful of my lustful stareShe is like so many womenI desperately want to make love toI am a fool, of coursebecause what I wantcan never be satisfied by any womanEven the most beautiful woman in the worldcannot quench the flame that burns wi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Key principles to achieving your dreams: 2 of 15
I have found one of the best ways to keep my life interesting is to make a regular practice of doing things I haven't done before.If I am bored, apathetic, uninspired, or generally in a rut, it is usually because I have allowed myself to become a creature of habit. A lack of enthusiasm can be overcome by exposure to new ideas... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Defining moments: 6 of 41
The moment arrived unannounced during a set of solitary yoga postures on my plush, living room rug. A long stretch to relieve the tension of the day popped something open inside me. It was not a ligament or a tendon. It was my hardened heart.In the Hollywood version of the story, the hero manages to crawl to the phone, call 9... More..