Writer / producer / procrasturbator https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2003750https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mlaijfy7jc22Hey #scriptsky and #filmsky, I have a literary term on the tip of my tongue... What's the word for the hidden key to a narrative? Like "Eraserhead is about fear of fatherhood" or "The boat in Apoc Now is going back through time" and every loose thread suddenly makes sense. It might be in French?07 May 2026 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlaijfy7jc22https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mla2xxjzjs2ySix months ago my friend died of asbestos. They still haven't managed to cremate him.07 May 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla2xxjzjs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mla2t2sy3k2yI guess I'm lucky in that lots of fancy expensive food sounds gross to me. Bone marrow and goose liver pate? No thanks, gimme a burger.07 May 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla2t2sy3k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mla2rig6pk2yI wonder if flotsam ever gets tired of jetsam's shit.07 May 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla2rig6pk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mkvv7gm7sk2uYou can't buy happiness, but you can rent to own.03 May 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvv7gm7sk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mknvefroxk2mThe good thing about having schizophrenia is that I'll always have myselves.29 Apr 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknvefroxk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mknv6mlp4s2mMainstream movies care more about What? and How? Arthouse movies care more about Who? and Why? What does your movie care about? Does it fit the audience you're going for? #scriptsky #bluesky29 Apr 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknv6mlp4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mknuwgnllk2mI've been called a smarty pants and clever clogs, but no one ever comments on how intelligent my clothing is above the waist.29 Apr 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknuwgnllk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mklobfmjq225Happy 50-somethingth birthday to Beautiful Wife, and happy 1-month birthday to her Terminator hip.28 Apr 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklobfmjq225https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mkge5fdkgk2sPetition to change the names of The Baby Boom Generation and Generation Y to The Fuck Around Generation and The Find Out Generation26 Apr 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkge5fdkgk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mkewi6af2c2xHow many media executives does it take to change a lightbulb? Ten: nine to delay making a decision, and one to get fired. #scriptsky #filmsky26 Apr 2026 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkewi6af2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mkebjk5wv22qYesterday I finally carved out time to go watch TENOR: MY NAME IS PATI and it's a masterpiece. NZers, get to the cinemas while you can. The rest of the world, look for it when it's available. #scriptsky #filmsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gev68NRQR0026 Apr 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkebjk5wv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mkeadzu4ms2oConservatives try to legislate morality. Liberals try to legislate compassion. Both attempts are problematic.25 Apr 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeadzu4ms2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mke7xl7lnc2e"I'm a philosophy major. That means I can think deep thoughts about being unemployed." ~ Bruce Lee25 Apr 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke7xl7lnc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mke7ujfdoc2eVeni, vidi, venti latte.25 Apr 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke7ujfdoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mke7t4hwm22eInstead of people *born* in the U.S. becoming citizens, they should have to be *conceived* there. Gives "sex tourism" a whole new meaning.25 Apr 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke7t4hwm22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mke7miqm2k2eNew Zealanders aren't very good at pronouncing "fajitas". But when you ask them to pronounce "marijuana" suddenly they hablan Español.25 Apr 2026 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke7miqm2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjuwxf5mkc2tThe first 300,000 words you write are going to suck. The trick is to get to word 300,001 as fast as possible. (I didn’t come up with this, and I’m embarrassed I don’t remember who did. Anyone know?) [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Apr 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjuwxf5mkc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjtrae6exk25Do snails think that slugs are homeless?19 Apr 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtrae6exk25https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjtr6ya6w225People who live in stone houses can throw all the glasses they want.19 Apr 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtr6ya6w225https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjtqt7aqnc25You can tell the size of a person's soul by the size of the things that bother them.19 Apr 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtqt7aqnc25https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjjinju7s22bHoly shit, have you seen Big Mistakes? It’s from Dan Levy of Schitt’s Creek and shows that you can have six hard jokes per minute and also be about character. #scriptsky #filmsky15 Apr 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjinju7s22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjidmtjwts22When I graduated from USC in 1994, movies were good and TV mostly wasn't. So I decided to learn how to make movies. In hindsight, that was a dumb decision. (a nostalgic thread) #scriptsky #filmsky14 Apr 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjidmtjwts22https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjblwak4d22tWent to the home of some filmmaker friends to talk about a new project. Got lovebombed by the bestest puppy in the world.12 Apr 2026 05:16 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjblwak4d22thttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mjaxs7zt2225In my latest feature, the midpoint beat doesn't happen until 58% into the script. Clearly I'm a terrible screenwriter and should quit trying. #scriptsky #filmsky11 Apr 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaxs7zt2225https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mj6k5rbbzs2uI wish modern politics allowed us to tell the truth like responsible adults. "After decades of overspending and underinvestment, we're going to have to raise taxes and reduce services" doesn't get votes.11 Apr 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6k5rbbzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mj6jzthvjs2uI always misspell "imbecile." What does that say about me?11 Apr 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6jzthvjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mj4gof6mok2dMAGRA Make America (understand the) Golden Rule Again10 Apr 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4gof6mok2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mj3nru2oes22Forget having a camel toe or a moose knuckle. These jeans are so tight I have an alpaca elbow.09 Apr 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3nru2oes22https://bsky.app/profile/barrsteve.bsky.social/post/3mizn2qco7k2jThe Hollywood system is like the Mafia - you can't get in unless someone who is already a made member vouches for you. And if you get in and then shit the bed, not only do you hurt your potential career, you hurt the reputation of the person who vouched for you. (a thread) #scriptsky #filmsky09 Apr 2026 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:zlstcmgbekuf64rieunpy3h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizn2qco7k2j