(Image by street artist, Labrona. See more at Vandalog) Whenever I’m editing a scene and it doesn’t feel right, I take a look at the story between the words, the subtext. You see, in life, our conversations are full of things we don’t say, things we imply. Through silence, gesture and innuendo, I can bring out another side of the story that is separate but … Continue reading About the Subtext
This Christmas, give great stories. I recommend several titles for the whole family in my ionOK book column and DISTORTION is on holiday sale for just 99 cents Kindle version only. Continue reading For ionOklahoma: Holiday Reading
It’s an article crossing art, tech and brain science with a dash of fun — and my first work for Salon. They gave it quite a title,”Why we’re addicted to mysteries: How the search for the unknown has brought out the best in people.” I call it “Between Reality and … well, Maybe.” Continue reading For Salon: Why we’re addicted to mysteries
When creating visual art, the artist utilizes light from around him, from within the painting or sculpture, and as a part of the void where his medium is not. The lighting becomes an integral piece of the final statement and smart artists spend hours ensuring that their work is displayed in the best possible light. For my research on noir fiction, I watched many “B” … Continue reading Writing Art: Working with Light
It’s a high-pitched sound, somewhere between a ringing and a rushing of water. Constantly reverberating in my left ear, it seems to be the movement of fluid through the inner canal. I didn’t think much of the sound until one day last fall when, congested from a virus, I couldn’t tell which way was up. Turns out occasional vertigo along with the ringing is a … Continue reading A Silver Lining
Lucie Smoker 