A new title, book launch planning and more at The Pell biography blog.

I have reached agreement with the prestigious University Press of New England to publish my biography of the late Senator Claiborne Pell, w...

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My father, a good and gentle man, died eight years ago today. I still miss him. This is the eulogy I delivered at his funeral. God speed, D...

... this is the blog where I will periodically check in, though not too frequently. Franzen is right when he disconnects from the Internet w...

After a successful August premiere and month-long run at the Pickens, filmmakers David Bettencourt and G. Wayne Miller returned to the editi...

After successful showings at the 2010 Rhode Island International Film Festival, in August, and just this month at the inaugural FLICKERS No...

Having completed a successful month-long run at Newport’s Jane Pickens Theater, the critically acclaimed BEHIND THE HEDGEROW: Eileen Slocum ...

The August 14 Newport premiere turned out to be a success beyond what we had hoped. Nearly 400 people filled Salve Regina University's B...

We had a fabulous opening last night at Vets Auditorium in Providence -- a great audience that really seemed to dig the film, and fun partie...

... until the world premiere, 7 p.m. August 10 at Providence's Veterans Memorial Auditorium, of BEHIND THE HEDGEROW: Eileen Slocum and t...

Early this morning in the studio, we completed the last phase of BEHIND THE HEDGEROW the movie before the final technical fixes of image and...

BEHIND THE HEDGEROW OPENS R. I. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL July 14, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROVIDENCE, R.I. –– Tickets are now on sale...

Yes, we really did return to Eileen's mansion for one last shoot, the evening of Tuesday, June 29. We had some additional scans provided...

And what happened on HEDGEROW the last two days?!

With the premiere now less than two months away, we are intensely editing. I spent a couple of hours today with Dave, pictured here, in the ...

April 12, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRISTOL, R.I. –– This year’s Roving Eye documentary film festival will feature an early look at BEHIND ...

A fine evening with friends and family of Pell at Salve Regina University's Pell Center.

Finally done Chapter 5 of the Pell biography, A VERY DIFFERENT SENATOR!

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Another fine shoot on Behind the Hedgerow...

nearing completion of the second chapter of A VERY DIFFERENT SENATOR, check it out.

Hedgerow movie developments!

I will periodically post here, about my various creative projects -- but mostly my writing, and writing in general. My writing at the moment...