Tag: screenwriting

• Color My World

  Recently I was reading the latest issue of Writer’s Digest magazine when I came across an interview with Drew Daywalt, who was featured on the cover. I had not yet heard of him (sorry, Mr. Daywalt) but the image of his two children’s books on the first page of the article caught my eye so…

  michardillo

  January 10, 2016

  Essay

  Catholic school, children’s literature, chocolates, crayons, Drew Daywalt, Emerson College, English, Forrest Gump, Hollywood, Howard Gardner, John Mayer, language arts, Life is like a box of chocolates, literature, middle school, multiple intelligences, Nerdy Book Club, Oliver Jeffers, screenwriting, teaching, The Day the Crayons Quit, Tom Hanks, Writer’s Digest, writing

• What’s It Like Being the Mother of the Pied Piper

  After graduation, I decided to stay in the town where I had lived and attended college for four years. I started working for a Kelly Girls temp agency and eventually landed a full-time position as a receptionist at a busy downtown law firm. At the end of the summer, my younger brother, Tommy, moved into…

  michardillo

  November 22, 2015

  Essay

  California, empty nesting, guitar, musical theatre, piano, Pied Piper, screenwriting, substitute teacher, teaching