AlexKeathley

The Endless Journey to a Better Place

I was tired. So impossibly tired. Life was better when I was a kid, and I longed for the days where everything was simple. Sometimes I would begin to feel sad for no reason, an overwhelming sadness my friends and even the adults in my life couldn’t understand, but then a simple nap would makeContinue reading “The Endless Journey to a Better Place”

Untethered

Do you ever feel like your life is over, and yet it’s still going? Like an old movie that’s run out of film, forgotten by a neglectful projectionist? The credits have rolled, the sound has cut, and yet the reel keeps spinning and spinning and spinning in the projector with nothing but the ghost ofContinue reading “Untethered”

I’m dead, but nobody believes me.

I’m dead, but nobody believes me. I understand that it’s a strange concept for some; that’s why I was hesitant to tell anyone at first. None of my loved ones will accept it, and I understand. Losing a sibling, a child, a friend, etc can be very difficult. Not that I can understand; I’m fortunateContinue reading “I’m dead, but nobody believes me.”

Speak

You don’t speak. You have never spoken, and you never will. You would love to speak; you have always wanted to speak. You have always wondered what your voice sounds like. You have always wondered what the voices of your mother and father sound like, and your brothers. You have always wondered what it wouldContinue reading “Speak”

Medusa Pilot Excerpt

Analyzing the Veracity of Biographical Films

Biographical films claim to tell true stories, and in some ways do; however, with each new biographical film released, there is an influx of debate concerning the veracity of the stories of historical figures and events when presented on screen. As stated by Amy Biancolli, biographical films are “cocktails of the most vigorously shaken sort:Continue reading “Analyzing the Veracity of Biographical Films”

The Origins and Development of European Cinema

Since the invention of film and film projectors, film has changed in many drastic and exciting ways. From the humble beginnings of simple films such as five-minute home movies, film expanded to exist through styles such as Classical Hollywood, French Impressionism, German Expressionism, Soviet formalism, and the French New Wave. With the introduction of soundContinue reading “The Origins and Development of European Cinema”

Speak

I don’t speak. I have never spoken, and I never will. I would love to speak; I have always wanted to speak. I have always wondered what my voice sounds like. I have always wondered what the voices of my mother and father sound like, and my brothers. I have always wondered what it wouldContinue reading “Speak”

Twisted Sentiments

Twisted Sentiments That’s what the newspaper headline read. I groaned; one bad joke to the cops in my state of shock as they took her away in the back of a squad car, and they were repeating it back to the media. I had unintentionally crafted the headline that would be the demise of theContinue reading “Twisted Sentiments”