Category: LB’s Non-TV Writing

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘God Ain’t No Siegal & Schuster Character, Not Even Kirby & Lee’

NOTE FROM LB

The final poem here on TVWriter™, for awhile anyway. Not because I’m giving up but because I think it’s time to really bear down and write some more!

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘God Ain’t No Siegal & Schuster Character, Not Even Kirby & Lee’
by Larry Brody

I always thought of Christ as a superhero. read article

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘Basic Training (Courtesy Of The Navajo Dog)’

NOTE FROM LB

A public service message from The Navajo Dog. Listen up, kids, cuz unlike us humans she always knows what she’s talking about, even if we can’t figure it out.

Basic Training (Courtesy Of The Navajo Dog)
by Larry Brody

The Navajo dog is a schemer, read article

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘Washo’

NOTE FROM LB

In the late ’90s I wrote a few episodes for a TV series called Walker, Texas Ranger. The star, Chuck Norris was very good friends with a friend of mine, and Chuck was a friendly, personable guy back in those days – plus I didn’t have much else to do – so I figured what the hell, why not dive into the money pit again. The following touches on an element of that experience that most television writers never encounter. read article

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘The Sun Dance’

NOTE FROM LB

I’m pretty sure I wrote the following about the Sioux Sun Dance ceremony, but as I re-read it now, I think I may be wrong. In my head, I hear not my own voice but that of the Navajo Dog, teaching me another lesson about endurance and joy. read article

Larry Brody’s Poetry: ‘Meeting With the New Kid Hollywood’

NOTE FROM LB

I met Steve McQueen back in the late 1960s. OK, I didn’t exactly meet him, but we interacted. I was stuck in an unmoving lane on the Hollywood Freeway, and with nothing else to do I glanced over at the car to my left and saw an equally unmoving Steve McQueen, tapping on his windshield. read article