Grace Paily has this short story that contains a discussion as to whether the author has a commitment to honesty in the form of tragic endings "truth first. No hope" her bed-ridden father says after hearing the story of a heroin addicted mother permanently estranged from her son. "No it's not like that, Pa" the character replies, "it's a different ( Read more... )

After I saw Manon, I mean the moment after Manon ended Molly said, "that was ridiculous." Later on in the week I caught myself talking about Manon in that way that you find yourself talking about a film but you don't exactly know what it is you want to say. I knew that it affected me. I knew I didn't exactly like it. I knew that it had tremendous ( Read more... )