Author Stephen King believes a good book should engage its reader on different levels, so much so the reader will read the book twice. I found a particularly engaging YouTube video of King addressing a Master's Class at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 2012. During part of his presentation, he spoke about how the... Continue Reading →
World War II Memorial
This is a transcript of the narration for a short video I put together about the World War II Memorial after visiting Washington, D.C. in June of 2017. Visit my Facebook page if you would like to view the video: www.facebook.com/dcwriting.dcooper/. The National World War II Memorial honors the contributions of over sixteen million members of... Continue Reading →
Page By Page: Publishing in the Late 1800’s and Early 1900’s
This is the transcript of the audio narration for the previous video. My father, a member of the .918 Printing Club, demonstrated graciously how a platten press from the Industrial Revolution was used to create a page of text. ________________________ We’ve all wanted to take hammers to our desktop printers from time-to-time, smash them to... Continue Reading →
A Wise Man’s Wisdom
Tobie is approximately one hundred and eleven years old. No one really knows his human age, because he is a fifteen and a half year-old dog (human-to-dog-year conversion ratios vary). My wife and I do know Tobie has become quite wise through his life of travel and intense introspection. Here are some of his most poignant... Continue Reading →
The Torpedo Factory
Creativity inspires creativity, and Alexandria, Virginia’s Torpedo Factory churns out inspiration as much as it does creative expressions of the human spirit. This artists’ cooperative-- three floors of studios, galleries, and installations housed in a repurposed torpedo production facility-- inspires unique ideas, new perspectives, and encourages artists of all mediums who pass through its doors. ... Continue Reading →
The Things They Carried– Review
Tim O’Brien weaves a collection of character-driven vignettes related thematically by the Vietnam War yet more powerfully through characters’ sentimental items, emotional baggage, and trauma. These “things” help create powerful character profiles evolving into stories within themselves, and the connections between stories at first seem rigid and chronological until O’Brien ties suddenly several story threads... Continue Reading →
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