Tag: fracking

  • Truth and Lies in the Promised Land – Movie Review

    One Person’s Job is Another’s Tragedy Promised Land, the new movie from director Gus Van Sant, takes a long hard look at people’s decisions to sell land use rights away to energy companies for gas drilling. Small landowners and large farm owners each face a crisis when the gas man comes to town. The Pennsylvania…

  • Writing Brindle 24 – the Last Day in the Life of a Town after Fracking

    How is a book conceived? I would say, not alone – but together. Where does a new story come from? I think, from many people sharing their thoughts in a cloud of possibilities. Writing the book, Brindle 24, I was inspired by the brave people who shared their experiences about the impact of gas drilling on their…

  • Water, Clean Water, the Ultimate Gift

    Clean water is a gift, a treasure, and maybe it is the ultimate gift. I love water. I drink a lot of it. When I write, my little dogs are usually close by up on the furniture or in my lap, and sometimes they ask for water. They have a way of panting that’s like a whistle,…