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On screenwriting / "In the Footsteps of Thaddeus Thackeray"
It’s been a long time since I’ve written any screenplays. While my first script received attention from such outlets as entertainment...
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Goodnight, Eileen (Eileen McDaniel, 1941-2006)
Today marks the 13th year of my mother being gone. So much of my life has changed since, and I wish I could have shared it with her. She...
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My would-be speech to a cousin on his wedding day...
One of my cousins recently married, and I had prepared a little tongue-in-cheek speech to help celebrate the occasion. I ultimately...
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Eulogy for my father
Many of you already know about my father's passing a number of weeks ago. My actual eulogy was a combination of hand-written notes and...