Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Gus Van Sant Gus Van Sant's best films tend to focus on outsiders, people separate from mainstream society. The makeshift family of Drugstore Cowboy (and the junkies with whom they interact)are firmly entrenched in the outskirts of Portland--hounded by police, haunted by dreams, and living in constant fear of feeling anything. Matt… Continue reading My favorite films of the 1980s
I like to feed the squirrels in my neighborhood. I don't buy proper feed or raw nuts, I just buy a jar of Planters when I'm at the store. Sometimes, I'll buy peanuts in the shell or a cheaper bag of mixed nuts, but usually, I throw them salted, processed, nuts. I'm sure I've killed… Continue reading January
I've come to the end of my Four Corners journey and while it has been enjoyable, the overriding feeling I am left with is that there are far too many lost Roscoe masterworks out there. The Four Corners series is just from the Argosy magazine collections. As such, it should not be seen as a… Continue reading “Ghost on Lonesome Hill” from Four Corners Vol II
Chicago 1947. My plan was to stop working on the novel in November and write a short story. Of course, I did nothing but work on my novel. But this is a good problem to have. I've settled on the title Monkey See, Monkey Murder. It has a locked-room murder, a locked-room lecture, and a… Continue reading November Update
Last week's Four Corners tale There are Smiles that Make you Happy and this week's have a lot in common. Both see the world through young eyes. Both have a love triangle. Hell, both of them have a moment when the narrator childishly refuses to attend a wedding because he doesn't like one member of… Continue reading “Stay as Sweet as you Are” from Four Corners Vol II
James Scott Byrnside 