Making of Monsoons! Last night the sky granted us 0.6 inches of gentle rain. Fingers crossed for an encore tonight. Amazing how excited we get in the desert when there are even sprinkles, when we have such minimal rainfall and Lake Meade is very, very low! NO DATA CENTERS!

How's your state of mind? Certainly something can be seen in this rorschach cloud appearing this afternoon... hopefully it portends rain!

Anyone casting a tumbleweed? This prop rolled into our driveway during recent high winds. It insists that the use of a tumbleweed in a western film is not a trope.

VINTAGE JOURNEY, our little film that could, received the award for Best Indie Short film in this year's Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid. Congrats to our talent, AUBYN PHILABAUM & JOEL FOSTER, producer/set designer, Lesley Lillywhite and myself as writer/director!

For the solstice here are some eager blooms! Way better than 4th of July fireworks... safer... saner... and naturally brilliant.

Jealous in Tucson. Here's a pic for something of a consolation prize.

Our little short film that could has received another Official Selection. We screen at 10 AM on 18 July 2026 at the wonderful Prescott Film Festival! We are thrilled! Congrats to all our team, especially Aubyn Philabaum and Joel Foster, our extraordinary talent! www.vintagejourneyfilm.com

Ain't even hot yet, but appearances can be deceiving!

Thank you kindly. The panel was a blast!

Thank you for this, Monica. I did two combat tours back in the day (72, 73) while serving on the USS Ouellet.

Equinox Sunset in Tucson at our local "henge," built to astronomical (seasonal) specifications. Another day where we were above 100° (38°C). It was beautiful out there... and always interesting folks to share thoughts and ideas with about how "It" all works and more.

Our short film VINTAGE JOURNEY, written and directed by myself, produced by @desertscribe.bsky.social has been selected to the esteemed Phoenix Film Festival and will screen in April. We are stoked! Congrats to our cast and crew. #filmsky, #pff2026

The UNBRIDLED movie team last Friday at the Culver City Film Festival. Elena Maro, Composer: Philip C. Sedgwick, Director; Lesley Lillywhite, Screenwriter; Sophia Natania Rubin (CHLOE). A great time was had by all! #filmsky, #scriptsky

Quick trip to the Culver City Film Festival coming up 4 - 7 December for a screening of our short, UNBRIDLED, written by @desertscribe.bsky.social . Open to taking meetings with anyone in need of a script or writer. Please reach out and we'll get things set up. #filmsky, #scriptsky

Halloween in Javelina Crossing - (Drama, mild Horror, R) When a group of cosplayers perform a seance on Halloween, they conjure the spirit of a 1880s prostitute who reveals the unknown critical impact of one of technology's current electronic gizmos. 12 Pg. #scriptsky

One of the things I heard when pitching my script AN UNDOCUMENTED RUMOR, was that no administration would be stupid enough to put together a scam operation to justify a political cause... well, guess what? My script is probably not stupid enough for current times.

Soon summer and Shark Week will be upon us. That in mind, today I did a nip and tuck on my marine biologist investigating strange shark behavior in Hawaiian waters screenplay. Anyone want to get in the swim and make a deal on a grounded (if that applies to the ocean) tale about sharks in paradise?

A crowd gathered in the cemetery... on a full moon... to watch THE THREE AMIGOS. Truly and totally Tucson way to spend a Saturday evening!

It’s time. My feature script NEON CACTUS needs to be produced. With the severe cuts to the Veteran’s Administration chopping away at services available, including PTS support, this script needs to come to light. Is the world ready for a story about healing wartime PTS in the Arizona desert?

Great screening of VINTAGE JOURNEY at the Arizona Independent Film Festival last night! AIFF is the longest running film festival in Arizona and they know how to treat a filmmaker right!

Not only are aloe vera plants good for burns, viewing them provides relief from the batshit crazy world out there. Makes me wonder what it's like to be a bee.

Here's the toughest script doctor I ever went up against!

PS... snowed a foot last night. Even the after party was cancelled. Hope we can get out of the motel's parking lot!

Astral projecting as a means of affirmation! Time to synch up with the Oscars and state some intentions for the future!

Just another day in Arizona when one of these cuties looks in your window. That's surveillance we don't mind!

Since today is what it is, need something good on the immediate horizon. Saturday I will direct a short film for competition in That Film Festival on 18 February, all because of our short film, UNBRIDLED. Setting intentions forward for all good filmmaking things. That's the arc! More to come!

Now, more than ever before... When a journalist for an US-based Arabian TV network heads to the Arizona border to sleuth out a rumor of a terrorist attack formulating in Mexico, she enlists an unlikely team to take on the forces behind the operation. 98 Pg. Based on political talking points.

Brilliantly acted. Years ago a guy in LA told me was the best script ever. I read it, then bought the movie. This is a watch on a regular basis film. Beautiful, impactful closing sequence.