This article was first published in the Abiquiu News, December 8, 2023 by Melissa J White I met Rosalía Triana in 2008 at the New Mexico Filmmakers Intensive. We were both in the screenwriting …
The Mug Shot Throne: A Modern Fairy Tale Movie in Four Acts
the war lord forced off his horse … cherry blossoms In light of recent developments, specifically the inaugural mugshot of a US president, I’ve been wondering exactly where we might be in the …
“Oppenheimer” Movie Visually Fierce, Conceptually Flawed
I'm as conflicted with Christopher Nolan's movie "Oppenheimer" as the protagonist is with his own internal conflict. The film raises a lot of important questions, and the visual story is fierce, but …
A Picture of My Father
My dad, Robert Meredith White, was born in 1910 in Laud, Indiana. He enrolled at Indiana University playing trumpet in the marching band, pre-law. He went into the Marines at age 20, into the signal …
Cries for Help
Saturday mornings in my neighborhood are usually very quiet. A neighbor cutting wood for the winter, the sound of a family building a fence. Rarely screams for help. I got up late. It had been a …