Kendric Neal's Blog

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it. -Anais Nin

"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."

Inspiration for “Otis”

New (and final) season of “Longmire”. Just finished “Mindhunter”. Oh, and Saints-Redskins, great game!

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

- Albert Einstein

An abandoned steelworks that looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland similar to Westworld has been transformed into an artist’s haven. Far from its days of producing over 250 tons of steel per day, this steelworks in Birmingham, Ala., has lain dormant for 40 years, a sad ode to its long-forgotten wonder years long.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
Dr. Strangelove (1964)

“The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

The blinker is designed to be used before you start turning. Aaaaargh!

Alias Grace on Netflix. Great acting, great story, and I’m greatly enjoying the spunkiness of the character. (has anyone ever written an Irish character who wasn’t spunky?)