Monday, September 28, 2026

How Do You Create A Classic Ending for A Classic Story?

 September 28, 2026

   Breezy and cooler out this morning. Just went outside and caught the proverbial Arizona "six-inch-rain" which is one drop every six inches.


Ratcliff Ridge this morning

   Visions of the desert blooming in my mind.

Daily Whip Out: "Cactus Shadows"

   We watched "American Gigilo" (1980) last night and I have to say, Lauren Hutton was smouldering and very, very charming. And, since I am watching the history of cinema, I knew exactly where Paul Schrader copped his ending from: The Pickpocket,1946.

Sunset Wolf at Poolside

    And, speaking of profound endings. . .

"The tunnel at the end of the light."
—Time magazine, commenting on the ending of Chinatown

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