Meet Donnie Rawlen. His father raised him, alone, after his mother died during childbirth. Growing up in the family’s grocery store in the suburbs of Chicago, he’s accustomed to the rhythm of the city. One day, however, two men showed up and his father gave him some of the money from the cash register. … Continue reading “You Can’t Take Anything From Someone Who’s Lost Everything”

The Shadow.  I must have had myself mixed up with The Phantom. Although, I can see how The Phantom could have been derived from The Shadow. I’ll freely state that I wanted some action in this story.  I had just finished The Killers when I picked this up.   Nobody died in that, by the way. … Continue reading The Shadow…stays in the corner?

I started off with Ernest Hemingway’s The Killers, this week. “The door of Henry’s lunch-room opened and two men came in.” I immediately thought of Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks”. I’ve always imagined that the two men in Hopper’s famous painting showed up together, with one leaving the other to try his hand with the lady in red, so that’s where this story … Continue reading But…But They Didn’t Kill Anyone

Noir. Reminds me of Gothic literature in its vague boundaries, blending elements of different genres. Gothic, with its boundaries between what could be considered science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Noir, with its crime, corruption, and mystery. Their similarities do not stop there as dark scenes, poorly lit streets, rainfall, and withheld information from the audience. … Continue reading On Noir, Anxiety, and Account Creation!

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” lang=”en”><p>Well, <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ds106?src=hash”>#ds106</a> is going to be great! Looking at past work is making me really excited to start my own creations!</p>&mdash; Spencer Scott (@spencer_cscott) <a href=”https://twitter.com/spencer_cscott/status/556881343192498176″>January 18, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src=”//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script> Edit: Well, my twitter linking doesn’t seem to be working. I’ll have to work on that. My name is Spencer … Continue reading Introduction