Joe M. O'Connell

Joe O'Connell writes about film, fiction and whatever else is on his mind in Austin, Texas. He's the author of the novel-in-stories Evacuation Plan and a film industry columnist for The Dallas Morning News.
Childhood.

Childhood.

Texas sunflower with a guest.

Texas sunflower with a guest.

Cardinal babies at five days old. Clink the link to see the day-by-day progression from egg to now.

Cardinal babies at five days old. Clink the link to see the day-by-day progression from egg to now.

Reaching into the blue.

Reaching into the blue.

Wildflowers are everywhere in an incredibly wet Central Texas spring.

Wildflowers are everywhere in an incredibly wet Central Texas spring.

I’m blurbed on the DVD cover for Tom Huckabee’s film Carried Away, which comes out in June: “Beautifully shot with a smart story that digs deeply into very human territory.”

I’m blurbed on the DVD cover for Tom Huckabee’s film Carried Away, which comes out in June: “Beautifully shot with a smart story that digs deeply into very human territory.”

The King of South by Southwest. (click the link for more weirdness from the film/music fest)

The King of South by Southwest. (click the link for more weirdness from the film/music fest)