H a u n t e d From                                                         To Shamefully Stripped Humiliatingly Handcuffed                         Guillotined by Grace  Abandoned Advocate MessedUp Miscreant                                 Opener of the Ostracized         Eviscerated by Evildoers                          Delivered by Dancers Humiliated Hero                                        Humanized by Humiliation Assassinated Anger                                  Anima

well-deserved nominations for this truly transcendent, ecstatic, euphoric masterpiece I got a chance to see in glorious 70mm at the Aero last night...which, even in its moments of imbalance, reinforces the powerful truth that one person's unwavering faith can, quite literally, shake the world, which is also a central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice...

T O L E R A N C E From                                                         To Bullied & Battered                                  Grateful for Grace-Givers                                                                   Orchestrator for Openness Adored Abusers                                       Openly Odd Damaged by Dead Souls                        Delivered by Dancers Trusted Traitors                                       Trusting Traumatically Overly Optimistic...

Hanging out with Gus Van Sant after last night's screening of his new gripping, darkly comic masterpiece "Dead Man's Wire", based on a true story...(just like my debut memoir, Killing Justice, is gripping & darkly comic & based on a true story, lol)...

Hanging out with Luca Castellani, actor in & producer for the powerful, deeply moving new short film America, after last night's Variety Screening at the London West Hollywood. From a story born out of truth and urgency to an Oscar®-qualified short, AMERICA stands as a testament to the power of empathy and human connection. This film was only possible thanks to the extraordinary vision of Aly Muritiba, the dedication of every artist involved, and the courage to tell a story t

hanging out with Catherine Gund, after a screening of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here", the powerful, inspiring documentary she directed, at the Getty last night, one of the themes of which is the power of art to liberate, which is also a central theme of my debut memoir Killing Justice, which is now being adapted for the screen

THREADS From                                                         To Lost Lawyer                                               Found Family Obscured Oddness                                     Oddly Orchestral Obedient Orphan                                       Undisciplined Uplifter Suicidally Silent                                        Nasty when Necessary Entitled, yet Eviscerated                            Dancing Despite Daggers Traumatized & Terrorized           

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this truly transcendent show, which finds humanity in the bleakest of spaces here and while it doesn’t absolve its characters of their sins, it does offer them a bridge to understand each other and a chance – no matter how brief – for redemption, as does my debut memoir, Killing Justice, and as will its upcoming screen adaptation, the working title for which is Orphan Rising.

YAY! The 37th Amazon review for my memoir, Killing Justice, which I'm currently working with my Canadian filmmaker friend Bernard Gray to adapt for the screen...page-turner chaostocalm beautyoflife beautyofself perseverance perspective desperation acceptance awakening humanexperience celebration vulnerability forgiveness

hanging out with Jason Clarke, after a screening of the powerful series premiere of "Murdaugh: Death in the Family", & after he agreed to check out my debut memoir Killing Justice, in case he might want a role in the film adaptation of it

Hanging out with Flor De Alcis, one of the stars of the wonderful new film "Love the Skin You're In", which was the opening night featured film at the La Femme International Film Festival at the Regal LA Live Theatre last night, & which features a complicated father/daughter relationship which mirrors closely the complicated mother/son relationship at the heart of Killing Justice

hanging out with Emmy-winning writer Dan Gilroy after a screening of 2 episodes of Andor he wrote followed by a Q&A entitled War, Justice & Democracy in Andor. Was inspired by how Dan is super passionate about abuses of power, as his father was in the military in WWII & liberated the 1st of the concentration camps, just as my reading Elie Wiesel's novels & Of Blood & Hope by Samuel Pisar, another holocaust survivor, awakened a similar passion in me, as did my being subjected

poster for the powerful, deeply moving new film Christy, which I got to enjoy a free Film Independent screening of at the Pacific Design...

Hanging out with the courageous whistleblower John Kiriakou at a USC screening of the stunning doc Silenced back in February of 2016, as...

did my 1st Podcast Interview Wednesday with Lafaya Mitchell, pictured here, for her wonderful Lafaya Way Podcast, which should be edited...

YAY! Got my 36th amazon review just now!! Thomas Nelson 5.0 out of 5 stars Courage under fire/ Kelly Giles has provided the blueprint for...

hanging out with Isaac Miller after he got a copy of Killing Justice following a screening of the wildly entertaining Good Fortune at the...

hanging out with Derek Cianfrance, director & co-writer of the new darkly comic true crime story Roofman, (with some overlapping themes...

hanging out with Ethan Hawke, after tonight's screening of the season premiere of The Lowdown at the Hollywood Legion, & after I gave him...

hanging out with Siena East, who plays the deadpan Deidra who helps Ethan Hawke's 'Lee Raybon' keep his shop, Hoot Owl Books, in...