by Ethel Lee-Miller | Nov 24, 2020 | Writing
Each special holiday in this pandemic is a “first.” I’ve found it hard not to cling to how we used to do it, whatever “it” may be. With each event/holiday/family celebration that came along, I’ve had the opportunity to create just how it will happen and...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Dec 27, 2016 | Writing
Movie #12 – Christmas Eve The steadfast belief in miracles in the face of doubts and the facts is sublimely appealing. Loretta Young carries it off with mature charm as a generous New Yorker backed by unlimited money, but limited time, and a heart that stays...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Dec 26, 2016 | Writing
Movie # 11- One Special Night is a 2002 made for TV movie offering a realistic romance between a widowed pediatrician now married to her career, and a construction company owner coping with the gradual loss of his wife to Alzheimer’s. Stranded in a cabin in the woods...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Dec 25, 2016 | Writing
Movie #10 – The Polar Express The magic of one train ride. Imagine being encapsulated in that warm safe train car, in your pi’s, with cocoa in hand knowing you are heading for a magical land where thousands of other kindred souls will be gathered. Who...
by Ethel Lee-Miller | Dec 21, 2016 | Writing
Movie #6 – The Bishop’s Wife. I have the 1947 version and pretty much know all the dialogue. The characters are more than appropriate symbols for the frailties of people being people. Dudley the angel; Julia the good wife; Henry, the bishop losing his way,...
