PinnedMember-onlyThe Post Of ListsFinally using a function on Medium everyone else does… I have to credit “The People’s Almanac” series, and its spin-off “The Book Of Lists”, which were highly popular in the ’70s and ’80s, with sky-rocketing my education and erudition on a whole host of topics. They had information in an…Lists3 min readLists3 min read
Published in Focus!: A Reader In Animation History, Theory, Culture, Practice and Fandom·PinnedMember-onlyCall For PapersCall For Papers Focus!: Welcome From The Owner/Editor Hello, and welcome to this new venture on Medium, devoted to the art, science and theory of animation. Something I care deeply about, and something I want to share with any of you who do likewise. Some of you know who I am. …Animation6 min readAnimation6 min read
Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — David (K.) PerlmutterBy David Perlmutter — Photograph from author’s collection. I realize that I am a new arrival to Medium and not everyone may know who I am yet. But I also don’t want to waste your time, so I’ll be brief. Vital Statistics: Born July 22, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Lived nowhere else except Winnipeg…Authors3 min readAuthors3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyHappy National Puppy DayFrom the world’s mightiest one…. (Fuzzy, static image becomes straight and clear with a hit to the right side of the camera…). Ah, there we are. Hello, interested specimens of the Internet. It is I, Cerberus, the world’s most powerful pre-natal canine specimen- i.e. …Short Story3 min readShort Story3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyHappy World Storytelling DayI am glad to be able to do it competently. Note: thank you to Warren “Storyteller” Brown for alerting me to this existence of this event. Everyone in the world is built around stories. Of their pasts, presents and futures, their hopes and dreams, their desires and fears. All of…Short Story2 min readShort Story2 min read
Mar 12Member-onlyAlbum 200How did I get this far? This is my 200th story published on Medium, and I wanted to take this moment to thank everyone who has been present on this journey with me. I have appreciated your work and you have appreciated mine, and I hope this will be able…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Mar 9Member-onlyFor #InternationalWomensDayAnd Women’s History Month…an important message… Cerberus, the world’s mightiest puppy, turns on a camera and places herself in front of it: Cerberus: Attention, all who may be able to hear the sound of my voice on this overly abused media platform! (Cocks head to side, listens to advice from…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Mar 4Member-onlyHappy National Dress In Blue DayThe one, the only… When I learned of the existence of this “holiday” (today) recently, I knew that, subconsciously, there was someone who fit the bill for the requirement that I could use it to honor:Powerpuff Girls2 min readPowerpuff Girls2 min read
Mar 3Member-onlyHappy World Book DayFrom an actual author…. I have always enjoyed reading, and long have wanted to become an author to share my stories with the world, along with those I felt were worthy of being told. And, eventually, I became one. So, on this day when reading and writing are celebrating, I…Books1 min readBooks1 min read
Feb 20Member-onlyThe Best of FOCUS!….So far….Medium’s home for animation…. A while ago, a Medium writer (i.e. me), who was strongly interested in writing about animation, but couldn’t find a publication about it, found he had to start his own. Since that time, that writer found some kindred spirits who shared with him an interest in…Animation4 min readAnimation4 min read
