Dan Conley

Building off my last essay about the current state of my projects, it’s also important to keep in mind when assessing my writing these days that I have a day job. Between my professional and personal work, I think I’m working harder right now than I ever have

A standard trope of American adolescent sex comedies is the virginal male character who eagerly seeks out sexual situations, but once he actually attain it, he’s left clueless how to act. Such situations are commonly diffused with comedy in American films. Kieslowski has this very strange approach to uncomfortable

I occasionally like to take stock of my writing projects, just as a form of internal expectations setting and reality check. Here’s how it all stands right now. First, I don’t know if anyone notices, recognizes or agrees, but I’m very happy with the formats of my

This segment mirrors my own project more than any other in the series. Magda is intrigued by Tomek and wants to hear from him first hand how he experiences what she does. She also wants to know what he thinks and feels as he observes. I feel that I do

Something I’ve been kicking around lately in my writing is a greater appreciation for older writers and the perspective they share about the second half of life. George Bernard Shaw once said that “youth is the most precious thing in life; It is too bad it has to be

Despite being told to fuck off in the last scene, Tomek is back at the telescope that night. Except this time, Magda is anticipating it. She looks out her window, trying to spot her watcher. She picks up her red phone and holds up the receiver. Tomek calls her. He