Category Archives: manuscripts

Armageddon: Having an Apocalyptic Fit?

Posted on March 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The End of the World as We Know It Let’s put some perspective on this. Apocalypse literally means ‘an uncovering’. That’s why the book in the Bible where this is discussed is called “The Revelation of St. John”. John’s images … Continue reading →

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1978: a Pivotal Year

Posted on March 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Current Events that Influenced My Work 1978 was full of interesting things happening, almost every day of the year. It’s no surprise to me that some of those ‘things’ should creep into my screenplay My Satanic Struggle (MSS). For example, … Continue reading →

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De-Cypher: Something from “Nothing”?

Posted on March 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Deciphering a Hidden Message When I wrote the poem “My Satanic Struggle” in 1975, I was exorcising my past, my childhood, growing up with a troubled individual in the household. My adoptive father, Rus, wasn’t crazy, but he was unsettling. … Continue reading →

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Siri-ously?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

    The Real Voice of Siri. Apple first released Siri onto the world stage in 2011. Most other mobile phone manufacturers have followed suit. Even Amazon has joined the fray. Now, this is exactly what Dan Brown was trying … Continue reading →

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MSS: Matching Actors to Characters

Posted on March 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Adapting a Screenplay to a Graphic Novel There is a process that calls for imagination. It’s called writing. All writers ‘see’ their characters in terms of specific individuals. What happens when someone else wants to visualize what you are imagining? … Continue reading →

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Other Locations in Vancouver

Posted on February 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Police headquarters in my screenplay My Satanic Struggle. There used to be railway tracks underneath the Commercial/Broadway bridges. This is where I envisioned Joe’s hideout, which he shared with Thomas. When I originally walked the railway tracks, there was no graffiti, … Continue reading →

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417 Heatley Avenue, Vancouver, BC

Posted on February 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

This is the house where I based the ITS CLAWS group in my screenplay My Satanic Struggle. It lent a certain reality to the plot line. Here is the dialogue featured in the screenplay which references the house.   CALDER … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on February 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Lifting black covers, Today’s Sun reveals pink sheets On purple pillows.

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Day’s End

Posted on February 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The orange fireball Streaks behind a navy veil And slips into bed.  

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Pisces – The Fishes

Posted on February 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The twelfth sign of the zodiac Its symbol represents a pair of great sea-horses or sea-lions, yoked together, who dwell in the innermost regions of the sea, symbolical of life after death; of bondage — the inhibiting of self-expression except … Continue reading →

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