Author Archives: rtsallie

June Notes

Society defines and confines each of us in a multitude of ways, and to varying degrees, based solely on the facets of our most readily perceived characteristics—race, gender, age, class, sexuality, ability, occupation.We, too, often define and confine ourselves in accordance with this pigeonholing. Throughout most of my adult life—as a black, fat, queer, working-class,Continue reading “June Notes”

May Notes

Aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting ‘delimitation’, ‘distinction’, and ‘definition’) is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. Aphorisms are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation. The concept is generally distinct from those of an adage, brocard, chiasmus, epigram, maxim (legal or philosophical), principle, proverb, andContinue reading “May Notes”

April Notes

“Too often we hold fast to the clichés of our forebears. We subject allfacts to a prefabricated set of interpretations. We enjoy the comfort ofopinion without the discomfort of thought.” ― John F. Kennedy [Commencement Address at Yale University, June 11 1962] Persillade (French pronunciation: [pɛʁsijad]) is a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley (French:Continue reading “April Notes”

White America’s Token Gestures

One of my hobbies growing up that I revisit occasionally is collecting coins. Every once in a while the US Mint releases a coin that inspires me. This Dr. Maya Angelou quarter released last year inspired me. I purchased a couple of sets from the Mint last year. It is distressing, however, that an enslaverContinue reading “White America’s Token Gestures”

Filmmaking Week 5

What is Theme? Write Your Story Time to settle on one idea (ideally one of the three you pitched in class) and expand it into a full story. *At this stage, you are not writing this in screenplay format, yet* Write in prose form, with two additional requirements: #1: Do your best to only writeContinue reading “Filmmaking Week 5”