by Ira | Jul 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Mr. Nobody Against Putin is very, very good. My goodness. Heartbreaking. Funny. Inspiring. Disturbing. All in equal measure. He’s living in exile now after making the film, which is pretty much all you need to know about it. Really loved it. A better writing day...
by Ira | Jul 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Coops has always liked a lean. He’s up on the bed now, but just a minute ago he was down in his bed, just leaning on the raised edge of it. He presses up like that with his shoulder and his head. Loves it. Always looking for that position, pretty much, no matter where...
by Ira | Jul 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Well, the US is through to the round of 16. In past world cups, this simply meant you made it out of your group. So, we’ve done this with some regularity. But this World Cup, it took winning a knockout game, and we haven’t done that in a decent amount of time, so it’s...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
In the end, Klute fizzled a bit. Not a ton. Genuinely. But a little bit. Not the punch of The Parallax View, which is obviously a very different film, but I was still expecting a bit more in the end. They started to lose me as they fell in love, to be honest, since...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Apparently Alan J. Pakula is my jam. I’ve seen All The President’s Men a couple times, enjoyed it both times. Watched The Parallax View last week and really enjoyed it, so much so that I figured this week I’d completely the “paranoid trilogy” and watch Klute, which...
by Ira | Jun 27, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Finally, the outlining day I needed. It was really helpful yesterday plotting out (about) how many scenes my books usually have, and using that number to set expectations on how many scenes I needed to outline each day. A concrete goal. The twist? I still have plot...
