Background in NY/LA entertainment and arts, Now Novelist/Poet/Humanist. Two novels published: ECHOSIS, 3 WAY MIRROR. Poems published in "Said and Unsaid" Vol 1. In 2012 - 2 volumes of my poetry were published: "Prosetry at Work," and "Perceptions" (The latter as photo/prosetry art book on Lulu) I am especially intrigued with prosetry and slam poetry artists, especially those who come across wit
I've been fortunate (or unfortunate, depending on your POV) to have worked a lifetime in film, stage, TV and writing. Influences have been too many to mention, but some of primary importance have been: David Foster Wallace, Travanian, Paddy Chayefsky, Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, Henry Miller, Christopher Hitchens, Norman Mailer and Ray Kurzweil.
Birth Place: Salt Lake, UT America
Accomplishments: Directing Drama-Logue Award
Books
ECHOSIS by Odin odin@aflx.com What causes America's mainstream media to fear and try to destroy a group of artists and their work? What happens when such a creative movement grows in strength and threatens media's bottom line? Why would extremists find it necessary to take action against such a colony of artists?... Kindle (eBook),
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Perceptions by Odin odin@aflx.com "Perceptions" is a Limited Edition book of prosetry and photos where prose and verse are interrelated to explore philosophical ideas.... Click here to buy this book!
Prosetry at Work by Odin odin@aflx.com This book represents a thirty-day period of my poetry journal. Each poem addresses
the dominant thoughts occupying my mind during the early morning hours of a given
day.... Amazon.com,
3 WAY MIRROR by Odin odin@aflx.com 3 WAY MIRROR is about a lost identity as experienced by a twenty-eight-year old who thinks he's Charles Randall, until strange events suggest otherwise.... Amazon.com,
Short Stories ( View all 367 stories ) Patience Waning by Odin odin@aflx.com With global unrest accelerating with sabre rattling and empty dialog exchanges, one is left wondering not the “if” but the “when.” One can only wonder what it must be like for the simple innocents in... Ladle Lines (A prosetry memory) by Odin odin@aflx.com There was a time in NY when things didn’t go as I’d hoped. I ended up a bit on the street… hanging out a lot at The Bowery soup kitchen in the Bowery, Manhattan. There was a particular patron I coul... A Gentle Man by Odin odin@aflx.com One who has lived amongst many fictitious lives as well as the real ones comes away with choices that are perhaps more than he deserves. But… when such choices lead to happiness that is not at the ex... Pacing Love's Journey by Odin odin@aflx.com Having started this story years ago, it felt like the right time to give it room to just be. (Image by Odin AI)
... Gratitude by Odin odin@aflx.com Why do so many people become ill with anxiety and wants that are not necessary for happiness if one has not lost the gift of gratitude with what one has?
... A Sticky Conversation by Odin odin@aflx.com Reactions are of special value to us all. Some of us act on them. Some bury the reaction. Some go over the top. (Image by Odin AI)... Blazing Now and Then by Odin odin@aflx.com How unforeseen the evolution of chance, the forever intimate confusion and suspense life provides. Wishing not to pontificate, I couldn’t help but ground some entrenched pondering of late as more and ...
Poetry ( View all 3,869 poems ) The Life-long Pernicious Evil by Odin odin@aflx.com Hannah Arendt completely shifted the discourse with her concept of the "Banality of Evil". While observing the trial of Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann, she realized that catastrophic, monstrous evil d... Cherishing Sounds of Silence by Odin odin@aflx.com I don’t think I’m alone in understanding that with age comes an appreciation for less and less noise, more and more silence. Such a gift, silence, especially for enjoying the contemplation of who one... Understanding the Unexplainable by Odin odin@aflx.com Some of us never run out of questions, especially regarding philosophical convictions. By late senior years, we accept with a smile tha which we’ve never found full understanding of. I think acceptan... Reality of Another Kind by Odin odin@aflx.com The country continues to suffer under the curse of leadership’s reality hidden to most. (Image by Odin AI)... Finding Trust Again by Odin odin@aflx.com For anyone going through a phase of life where trust has become a slave to doubt knows well the discomfort and loss of confidence in others. (Image by Odin AI)... Aromalicious Memories by Odin odin@aflx.com Certain remembrances are aroused by the simple whaft of unexpected air, the innocent breath of yesterday, reminding us the one cannot delete memory’s fragrance. (Image by Odin AI)... A Jungle-rain Pastorale by Odin odin@aflx.com The keyboard kept me company all night as I pondered: What if the the experts are right in predicting that all of humanity could be destroyed in the coming decade if AI doesn’t slow down? One can’t h...
Articles ( View all 27 articles ) War and Peace by Odin odin@aflx.com Why must war be inevitable, even as Israel and Palestine come to a peaceful agreement? Ler us hope by luck this peace lasts. (photo Al Jazeera)
Wars, domestic violence, terrorism and a Democratic... Desperation Breeds Desperation by Odin odin@aflx.com Enjoy your cowardly weekend at home, House reprs. Meanwhile, among other issues unresolved, Texas immigration problem is beginning to remind us of history becoming out of control. With so many tragic... Preference Manifest by Odin odin@aflx.com In today’s world, recognizing and living a life of value is a precarious precipice too many plunge over. (Image by Icy Sedgwick)... Innocent Guilt by Odin odin@aflx.com Oh, how we love to point the finger. Is it not the time to demand of our minds that we accept the blame? Not them. Like it or not, we are truly all one. Clearly, we can’t separate ourselves from the “... Barbed Isolation by Odin odin@aflx.com As I reflect on poets and story tellers from this site I’ve read, I often think of their daring to break out of the box, to seek new understanding of themselves, trusting that their thinking will reac... A Place... by Odin odin@aflx.com To be a poet, a novelist addressing life that matters, a short story writer creating anecdotal gems needing exposure, is to be unsatisfied with the status quo. In other words, those who follow such di... Sanity's Loss by Odin odin@aflx.com The treatment of nature is becoming beyond repair, and yet many continue behaving like they’re brain-dead. (Image by Fajardo) ...
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