F. J. Pineiro Fiction author, screenwriter, filmmaker.

	F. J. Pineiro A San Francisco, California suburb. Member since: Feb, 2008 Last login: 11/21/2009 Last update : 06/26/2009 Contact Me
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I was born in a beautiful colonial town in the mountains of Southern Mexico and raised there and in California's Bay Area. I interrupted my college studies by becoming a racing driver in Europe for a couple of years and returned to the U.S. to pursue both of those interests plus a few others, such as flying. A meeting with Paul Newman on the race tracks redirected my writing interests into screenplays. I've directed two independent feature films based on my own scripts and we shot them in the San Francisco area.

The path of enlightenment.
June 16, 2009
- Enlightened Sage Osama Bin Laden(Or present occupant)Cave 27Southern Pakistan June 16, 2009Dear and Almighty Leader, Osama Bin Laden: I am writing to you to apologize for my cowardice. You will no doubt remember me as the only one of your Spring Class of ’07 to have in the end refused your generous offer of 72 virgins, ...
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Our Brave New World.
June 8, 2009
- In the span of two or three hours on the radio this morning I caught two discussions regarding the direction of our lives, leaving me with an unsettling feeling. The first program was about the new social phenomenon called ‘hooking up’. Several college age young ladies expressed similiar views: they were tired of trying to find a mate in the traditional manner, by meeting someone and ...
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A moment in life.
June 4, 2009
- It was still morning, a fact hidden by the overcast skies, and my mood was overcast as well. I'd just emerged from the auto parts store without finding what I sought, though I can't recall now what that might have been. My mind was still mulling over the fact that a few hours earlier, on a previous visit to that store, I returned to my car parked in the rear lot to find that someone had spray ...
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Creative thought.
The power of creativity. I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity lately, and in my own humble way have concluded that there are two basic sides to it.
Right brain thinking
Wow! Mr. Khanna: Coming from someone so immersed in philosophical thought, the backbone of human development, your comments are especially appreciated.
Moments
More to come.
Pre-judging
Julie: Where were you when I needed you?
The fountain of creativity
People who advise developing writers most often say "Write about the things you know." I'm sure we've all heard that. For a long time I fought against such advise.

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