Jaye Viner6 Novels About AbortionDuring the last of my pre-pandemic daily commutes, I listened to the audiobook of Lindy West’s, The Witches Are Coming. This collection is…May 11, 2022May 11, 2022
Jaye VinerThe News Is Never Just FactsThe news has been full of big things this week. Afghanistan, the Delta Variant, Haiti. There’s this strange thing that happens with news…Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Jaye VinerThe Disney CanonThis summer I have watched 26 of the 59 Disney Animation feature films. Some of them for the very first time. (Princess and the Frog was…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Jaye VinerMusic and Memory Part IILast week, I wrote about how I’m trying to give myself new associations for childhood music that I love but that is tainted by association…Jul 29, 2021Jul 29, 2021
Jaye VinerMusic in MemoryHere is a familiar scene: your spouse, child, parent says something like, “Remember? We just did that last week.” And you search your mind…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Jaye VinerWhat to Listen for in Film MusicThe biggest difference between a symphony and a film score is that the symphony was created to stand on its own, to be the focal point of…Jul 15, 20211Jul 15, 20211
Jaye VinerSix Years After His Death, James Horner Lives on…in my NovelSources of inspiration for a writer are as vast as they are mysterious. I’ve been writing for decades, yet the things that spark an idea…Jun 22, 20211Jun 22, 20211
Jaye VinerBeyond Words: Music that Gives All the FeelsLast week I went to Disneyworld by myself for fun. It was a strange, extremely impulsive and extravagant decision. I made it with two days…Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
Jaye VinerIn the Future, We Will Wear Slime?Have you bought new clothes this month? I have. In fact, the pandemic gave me far too many reasons to sit online and buy clothes that I’m…May 20, 2021May 20, 2021
