“It’s a journalist’s job to be a witness to history. We’re not there to worry about ourselves. We’re there to try and get as near as we can, in an imperfect world, to the truth and get the truth out.” —Robert Fisk I was there and I watched it die. I sold my first few … Continue reading We’re all to blame for bad journalism

I'm not only a fan of the Short Prologue Club, I'm also a member! Dunging out some old writings folders on my laptop and I stumbled—digitally—across a snarky little intro I penned nearly a decade ago. Forgetting the quality, or lack thereof, I was struck primarily by how long this epilogue was. Granted, it's short … Continue reading Prologues: the shorter the better

Just a quick end-of-February update since I've not checked in in a while. Boy, I tell ya: Hollywood is nothing if not a bottleneck. I now have three feature films in post-production with three different filmmakers. The previews and snippets I've seen has me stoked and I can't wait to see the finished products. Currently, … Continue reading Pre-production, post-production, and plain old production-production

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwsWWkT5WM&t=110s To find the only kin she has left, protect the abolition movement—and survive—Abeona Browne must endure treacherous ocean voyages, outrun wild beasts, and elude bounty hunters in a frantic 1860 journey which takes her across the African wilds ... and through her famous family’s terrible past. A Thin Porridge is a Homeric tale of … Continue reading Epic historical fiction novel “A Thin Porridge” — FULL AUDIOBOOK

FILMMAKER TONY OLIVER RETURNS FROM L.A. WITH ‘90S COMEDY COLUMBUS DAY Over the last 30 years, writer, director, actor, and producer Tony Tanelli Oliver has worked on sets with Hollywood stars like Lawrence Fishburne, Halle Berry, Johnny Depp, Cicely Tyson, Fred Williams, and Gary Sinise. But before all that, he made his debut indie comedy … Continue reading Tony Oliver’s Columbus Day comedy movie premieres Saturday Aug. 16, West Theater, Barberton, Ohio