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Deleted scenes — the map store

(Note:  If there is a scene that is at the heart of what I was trying to get at in Gordath Wood, it is this one. Gordath Wood is about getting lost between worlds. Maps don’t work. The Wood itself misleads travelers. A map only shows the trails, but it doesn’t show what is at the heart of the forest, the portal that is malevolent, perhaps sentient, and always waiting. Joe knows he needs a Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago

The Writing Life — Friday Night Lights and Gordath Wood

One of the reasons I like Friday Night Lights is because the writers think like I do, or I think like they do. In Friday’s episode, young quarterback J.D. McCoy is in the throes of first love and his dad can’t stand it. He’s losing control over J.D. The kid is growing up and he’s not so malleable to his father, whose overriding goal is that his son becomes a star quarterback in the NFL. Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, ago