by Stevie Caldarola | Sep 2, 2018 | Blog
As per usual, I put on light TV shows in the background when I’m working around the apartment. Today, I had a moment watching this episode of this show (The Good Place, Season 2, Episode 12). I’ll get back to that in a minute. My life has not been one...
by Stevie Caldarola | Mar 25, 2018 | Blog
“Little Swan flew through the Dreamtime, looking for the future. She rested for a moment in the coolness of the pond, looking for a way to find the entry point to the future. This was a moment of confusion for the Swan, as she knew that she had happened into the...
by Stevie Caldarola | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Writing, Writing Samples
From Wikipedia: The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Opportunity, and Equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility for the family...
by Stevie Caldarola | Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, Daily Inspiration
I love The Oatmeal (by Matthew Inman). He pretty much always hits it on the mark for me, and especially with this post about the “journey to happiness”, it’s as if he wrote a story about my soul. If you are one of my kindred who understand the word...
by Stevie Caldarola | Aug 29, 2016 | Blog, Writing, Writing Samples
The other day, I attended fourth- yes, fourth- music show I’ve ever moshed at. I am no mosh expert. I should also say that I am a 31 year old female, which is not the main mosh demographic. However, I have been both a participant and an observer. At this punk-ish show...
by Stevie Caldarola | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog, Writing, Writing Samples
Do you remember having Legos as a kid? I certainly do- I had a big plastic yellow suitcase full of random brightly colored bits of plastic. I remember the anticipation I would feel every time I opened that thing- what would I create today? For me, it was often houses-...
by Stevie Caldarola | Mar 4, 2016 | Blog, Daily Inspiration
I needed to read this today. I’ve been go- go- going lately and it’s wearing me down. This article came to me at just the right time in order to remind me why I do what I do, and to keep making things. I strongly suggest revisiting these words...
by Stevie Caldarola | Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Daily Inspiration
It’s time to start up the Daily Inspirations and Fight Songs again friends, because, really, who doesn’t need that in their life? 2015 was the year of suck. Not just for me, but for many whose paths I crossed along the way. I can’t promise that 2016...
by Stevie Caldarola | Jan 18, 2016 | Blog, Daily Inspiration
“I don’t know about you, but I want to be surprised by editing.” This video essay by Max Tohline is an interesting look at editing and how it can be used for more than just a mode to move along the story. Editing as Punctuation in Film from Max...
by Stevie Caldarola | Dec 16, 2015 | Blog, Writing, Writing Samples
You know what I think the world really needs right now? A reboot. No, I don’t mean the annoying movie trend that just won’t seem to die. In my short time on this digital era earth, one of the more important things that I’ve learned is the importance...
