I have taken meetings with producers over the years but most Amish themed reality TV shows don't pay much. There is also the matter of artistic integrity. In my opinion the best Amish film is Devil's Playground, filmed near where I grew up.
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THE LITERARY PARTY: GROWING UP GAY AND AMISH IN AMERICA (EBOOK) BOOK REVIEWS: As a country boy in Kentucky, I’m acquainted with the Ami...
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The Alien Buddha's Got Beef Anthology is now available! Includes 2 poems by me: "Monday in Detroit" and "Amish Hollyw... -
Poems (with Sourav Sarkar) is now available! Our collaborative book (edited and published by Sourav Sarkar) features a selection of my Haw... -
Big Island Beatnik review Fevers of the Mind interview 6.28.24 Eat The Storms Pride Poetry podcast THE STORMS ISSUE 2 CONTRIBUTORS EA... -
I've been stretching my creativity in new ways from playwright to Detroit techno songwriter ! This year readers can expect several new... -
My new creative non-fic essay about a possible UFO in Amish country (based on a childhood memory), a Manly P. Hall conspiracy theory, Michig...