Deborah Prum

Writer-Developmental Editor-Painter

PODCAST-AMERICAN SYMPHONY-MOVIE REVIEW

AMERICAN SYMPHONYMOVIE REVIEW 0:00 / 0:00 American Symphony If you can watch American Symphony without crying at least once, then you might need to have your tear glands checked. The documentary is about musician, Jon Batiste, and his wife, Suleika, a bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning journalist. Around the same time Batiste decides to compose a symphony […]

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HOW WATCHING PIXAR, INDIANA JONES & SEINFELD CAN UNSTICK A STUCK STORY

UNSTICKING A STUCK STORY 0:00 / 0:00 Unsticking a Stuck Story An idea for a great character drops into your mind. Then, you compose what you believe to be a magnificent first sentence, “Two hours before Simon’s life took a nightmarish turn for the worse, he stood in his grimy bathroom, under the dim light

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MOVIE REVIEWS: LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND & LOVE AND MONSTERS

MOVIE REVIEWS:LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND AND LOVE & OTHER MONSTERS 0:00 / 0:00 Leave This World Behind A glutton for punishment, last weekend I watched two end-of-the-world movies: Leave the World Behind and Love and Monsters. (Yes, my social life leaves a lot to be desired.) Leave the World Behind stars four wonderful actors, Julia

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BOOK REVIEW: EVERYBODY HERE IS KIN BY BETTYJOYCE NASH

EVERYONE HERE IS KINBOOK REVIEW 0:00 / 0:00 Everybody Here is Kin Using only thirty-eight words, the first sentence of Nash’s debut novel vividly describes two main characters, their behavior, beliefs, and financial status. Nash writes, “Naomi and I slogged through sand so hot it scalded our tender feet, lugging two rusted lounge chairs and

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BENEDETTA\’S LENTILS–SO GOOD THAT THEY COULD CONVERT A CARNIVORE

PODCASTBENEDETTA’S LENTILS 0:00 / 0:00 Benedetta's Lentils Benedetta, my grandmother, made the best lentil soup, food that warmed body and soul on many a cold winter evening. She’d send it home with us in a Mason jar, frequently accompanied by a delicious loaf of bread. As hard as I’ve tried, I’ve never been able to

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Podcast: SAFETY, ITALIAN STYLE

SAFETY, ITALIAN STYLE 0:00 / 0:00 Safety, Italian Style             When I was eighteen, my cousin Giovanni visited us from Italy.  I sat in the passenger seat of Giovanni’s rental car as he sped through a red light at a busy intersection.  I shrieked, “Stop.  Stop.  You’ve got to stop!”             Giovanni smiled and said, 

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SINKING

SINKING Photo Courtesy of Stormseeker 0:00 / 0:00 Sinking (Originally published in Streetlight Magazine.)   I attended a state university that required you to pass a swim test to graduate. I will not mention the name of the institution because I’m about to malign them.             When the orientation materials arrived by snail mail, included

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