Something different.

I wanted to do some writing tonight, but didn't feel up to writing a story, so I tried something new. Here's a little freelance poetry for you.

We by J.D. Oliva

When we roll across the moors

We fear death through open doors,

We ape the sky and bail at the moon

We cross the tracks that spell our doom.

We ask the sky “when will you fall”

We cry at the loss of our mother's call

We fight the light of all that speaks

We light the fight at those who teach.

We run through the grass and hold our loves

We chase the dragon who looked like doves

Who are we to pass such doubt

Who are we to scream and shout

We are those who ask what's best.

We are those who've passed the test.

We stand tall, we stand right

We owned up when we lost the fight

We wrestled the angels and fought the beasts

We won the day and joined the feasts.

Who are we who write such tomes?

We are those who write terrible poems!

April 2010

Hey, so I've been absolutely slammed with work latley.

The good news is "WELL BEYOND REASON," that 5 page story I wrote for Andy Schmidt's Comics Experience class has been published. And some people have actually bought it! I guess that kinda makes me a professional? I dunno, it was a lot of fun though. It makes me want to do another.

The next couple months are going to be interesting as far as my writing/filmmaking career go.

Off season wrestling is taking up way too much of my time, but I really enjoy the kids and the sport, so I'm having fun.

Life's been good.

Status update

Sorry, been busy since October.

In that time, I pitched a movie that people were interested based on the quality of the eventually finished script. A script that I have now grown to hate. While suffering a little writers block, I finally wrote another script that I've been messing with for almost twenty years and I love it. Problem, I can't get anyone to read it!

I "graduated" from Andy Schmidt's Comics Experience online course. I loved it and I think it's made a big difference in my writing. At least that's what I've been told from the select few that did read my new script. Along with a bunch of dudes from my class, I'm part of a anthology book coming out in spring. I will finally be a published comic author. Where to go from here?

The team is having their best season ever. We won the Maine East Thanksgiving tournament and I have 6 or 7 guys with over twenty wins already (one with 30!). Conference is this weekend, regionals is two. I don't to have any guesses on our progress published as I think it shot me in the foot last year. Lets put it this way, my 215 is ranked number 3 and I think he's largely ignored...

My judo is getting better, I think. I need to compete to see where I'm at.

Other than that...I can't complain...life's good.