Deadwood

I am always impressed with the HBO TV show Deadwood. The dialog and acting is always well done. But the thing I love the most is the refusal to make history pretty.

I watched the first episode of season 3 last night and during the school house scene, they had the best example of the moral thoughts of the time. The school teacher was reciting things for the kids to write down on the chalkboard.

Her quotes started innocently enough, but then moved into racism, sexism, and even manifest destiny. It was classic. I hope as a writer I always cover topics as well as the writer in this scene did. I tried to do that with “Mathematics of the Chosen,” but I don’t know how successful I was.

Deadwood

I am always impressed with the HBO TV show Deadwood. The dialog and acting is always well done. But the thing I love the most is the refusal to make history pretty.

I watched the first episode of season 3 last night and during the school house scene, they had the best example of the moral thoughts of the time. The school teacher was reciting things for the kids to write down on the chalkboard.

Her quotes started innocently enough, but then moved into racism, sexism, and even manifest destiny. It was classic. I hope as a writer I always cover topics as well as the writer in this scene did. I tried to do that with “Mathematics of the Chosen,” but I don’t know how successful I was.

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I completed a draft of "The Vampire’s Handmaiden" for the Erotica with Bite anthology. Sadly, I read the due date wrong and it is due on 7/15/06 not 6/15/06. While I am ahead of the game for this anthology, there were several good possibilities for anthologies due on 6/15, but I picked that one.

On the other hand, I intoduced a kick ass vampire named Miriam to the Crossroads universe and created the oddest evil couple ever. [Most of this is just in backstory and doesn't relate to this story, but it will pop up elsewhere.].

I still need an idea for http://chizine.com/contest_pre.htm

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I completed a draft of "The Vampire’s Handmaiden" for the Erotica with Bite anthology. Sadly, I read the due date wrong and it is due on 7/15/06 not 6/15/06. While I am ahead of the game for this anthology, there were several good possibilities for anthologies due on 6/15, but I picked that one.

On the other hand, I intoduced a kick ass vampire named Miriam to the Crossroads universe and created the oddest evil couple ever. [Most of this is just in backstory and doesn't relate to this story, but it will pop up elsewhere.].

I still need an idea for http://chizine.com/contest_pre.htm