My short movie Escape From Jury Duty will debut on Community TV of Santa Cruz on November 17th and will also be able be webcast. The plot of my short comedy is about potential jurors coming up with absurd excuses to get dismissed from jury duty, something most people find identifiable. Movie was shot on … Continue reading Short Movie To Air On November 17
Going Up To Oregon To Watch The Eclipse
On October 14th this Saturday morning there's going to be a solar eclipse that's going to be very visible in Oregon, and a friend who lives about a half hour northeast of Roseburg has invited me to his eclipse party. I live alone and don't get out much so a chance to travel and be … Continue reading Going Up To Oregon To Watch The Eclipse
Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)
(Back to my prevaricating ways after a brief spell of honesty, good to be back. The theme of this installment is popular slogans, all of which look like they come from that longtime bastion of misdirection, advertising. Prompted by pensitivity101, link below.) https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/fibbing-friday-15th-september/ 1. Have a break, have a Kit Kat Family themed entertainment venue … Continue reading Fibbing Friday (9/15/23)
Movie Making Challenges
Finally shot all the footage for my short comedy Escape From Jury Duty on Sunday on September 3rd. I had my cast, my skeleton crew, my rented camera, and a conference room at the Satellite Workspace reserved to double as the jury assembly room. All the stars seemed aligned as I entered the Satellite at 9AM … Continue reading Movie Making Challenges
99 Word Prompt: Journey Home
(Flash fiction piece prompted by Carrot Ranch. I took the theme of journey home and made it a metaphor for the final journey everyone has to make, hence the unusually somber tone of this short fiction piece. Link below.) https://carrotranch.com/2023/08/15/august-15-story-challenge-in-99-words-2/ He recalled his last visit to the doctor's office and getting the bad news; terminal, … Continue reading 99 Word Prompt: Journey Home
New Short Movie Project
I've embarked on a new short movie, it's a farce about people trying to get out of jury duty and is based on a piece of flash fiction I wrote and posted a year and a half ago. https://robertkirkendall.com/2022/01/15/jury-duty-a-flash-fiction-piece/ Already have most of the cast, only need one more actor with a speaking role and … Continue reading New Short Movie Project
Attack Of The Sea Weasel!
Otter 841 of the Monterey Bay, the rascally little carnivore who's been terrorizing surfers and stealing their boards, has the potential to be a new horror movie concept. 841 of the 831 (the local area code) has made headlines all over the world with her antics and is gaining a following. People gather on the … Continue reading Attack Of The Sea Weasel!
Happy Birthday To Me
Today I turn 53. Normally I'm not all that celebratory about my birthday, but this one feels different. Part of the reason for my past non-enthusiasm was because I was born in the middle of summer so my birthday was never observed during the school year the way other kids' birthdays were. This lack of … Continue reading Happy Birthday To Me
Art And Suffering: A Short Poem
Maybe suffering Does help to create art But the artistic process Can still be joyous Bad feelings, doubts, regrets Traumas, insecurities And other malaises Can be purged And that's always brought me joy 🙂 (Came up with this short poem the other day as I was trying to remember an idea I had thought of … Continue reading Art And Suffering: A Short Poem
Short Video By My Brother
Here's a short video shot by my younger brother Joe with his new Go Pro camera of him bicycling down a trail. Don't know exact location but it's in Nevada and I think it's near Lake Tahoe (my brother lives in Sparks). He posted this nifty little video to his YouTube channel and I'm sharing … Continue reading Short Video By My Brother