Joe Gensle
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Litterateur |
| Location | Western, United States |
| Introduction | Stories Commentary Humor Drama Fantasy Ideas sprout like wildflower seeds in an undiscovered meadow. I calculate arrangements of words, the medium of artistic expression, here, colorizing language and dialect, and with visual regard for punctuation. I seek a voice to find your ear or heart, hyperactivate your mind, challenge or bolster your values, aim at your deepest fears to electrify their vulnerabilities. Your reaction is my reward, defines my success. I give no less concentration or effort than you who paint, play piccolo, plant petunias or pan-fry potatoes. "Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to." Somerset Maugham Choose a date, month or genre--or read as many posts as a sitting can tolerate. Know I'm left-handed, Roman Catholic, conservative Republican and don't apologize for it. If that's a deal-breaker, build a bridge and get over it; if you have a problem with it, you're right: You've got a problem. To invite yourself out, hit "Next Blog," above. |
| Interests | Booker's, bonsai trees, dialects, fiction, flash fiction, Kentucky, languages, Oaxaca, Portugal, short stories, The Vatican, Viuda de Romero |
| Favorite Movies | Against All Odds, Always, Casablanca, De-Lovely, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Donovan's Reef, Dragonfly, Father Goose, Five Easy Pieces, Fools Rush In, Forget Paris, High Fidelity, Good Morning Vietnam, Gran Torino, Iwo Jima, Jumpin' Jack Flash, MASH, Message in a Bottle, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Operation Petticoat, PT-109, Serendipity, Stripes, Swiss Family Robinson, The Apostle, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Caine Mutiny, The Day of the Dolphin, The Hunt for Red October, The Eiger Sanction, The Green Berets, The Guardian, The Italian Job, The Money Pit, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Sound of Music, The Sting, The Thin Man, The Thomas Crown Affair |
| Favorite Music | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Diana Krall, Front Range, Jimmy Eat World, John Barry, Lisa Ono, Peter Nero, The Foo Fighters, Z Z Top |
| Favorite Books | Jesus The Son of Man, Liturgy of the Hours, Shibumi, Still Life of Woodpecker, The New American Bible, The Prophet, The Winds of War |