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The Death of Hilaree Nelson
Photo: Outside Online Hilaree was a month older that I am. Maybe that’s the reason her death hit me so hard. What else could it be? I didn’t actually know her… Hilaree Nelson was a monster. She was the premier ski mountaineer of either gender. 2018 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Captain of The … Continue reading The Death of Hilaree Nelson
What is Cinema?
I just realized that when I haven’t been writing in a while, I feel the need to start anything I do write with some kind of disclosure. So…This is it. I’m disclosing that I haven’t been writing in a while, and there are reasons. But…This isn’t why I’m writing now. Get it? Got it? Good. … Continue reading What is Cinema?
The Man in the Red Hat
Nobody asked me. Which is fair, I guess, considering in 1983 I was the runt trying to hit his marks and not look like he didn’t know what he was doing. I didn’t, but the last thing I wanted was for the producers to know. That’s how an actor gets fired from an acting job. … Continue reading The Man in the Red Hat
Another Grain of Sand
I finally retired it. One last grain of sand from the hourglass still in my sock, leftover from my days as a teen grinding curbs in Claremont. This wasn’t my first board. No, that came years before. A small, red plastic board my mom probably bought at Gemco. Or Sears. A few years later came … Continue reading Another Grain of Sand
Greg Morton 