by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 31, 2014 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
When I was about four years of age, my family and I visited Gulf Shores, Alabama with relatives. I was at a stage of my life in which my fascination was switching from the science of human blood to horses. I decided I wanted a beautiful equine of my own, and I wanted...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 19, 2013 | Fair Hills Farm, Filmmaking, Journal
On March 9th, my Term III 2013 at Troy ended and Matthew Perdie arrived for a brainstorming visit. After helping us set up our new green screen and lights… …Matthew and I got to work planning our first web series… Such a creative day at Fair Hills...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 15, 2013 | Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Politics, World Views
Our languishing culture is made up of individuals, not a collective mass audience. Most of them are blasé, complacent individuals. To simply confront them with holier-than-thou accusations or rah-rah chants is fruitless. Moral outrage doesn’t make sense to them...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 27, 2011 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
It has been quite awhile since I made a blog post categorized under the “Journal” label. In an effort to be professional and not fill the blogosphere with personalized, sentimental clutter that once characterized the silly blog posts of my teen years, I...
