Week One: Blow their minds Week Two: Quick, write about it! Week Three: Rehearse . . . Ouch
The 50 Best Plays of The Past 100 Years, According to Entertainment Weekly Entertainment Weekly has come out with the “50 Best Plays of the Past 100 Years.” (Entertainment Weekly?) What do you think of this list? How many have you read?
Fish girl jumped in nets Blinding lust is not enough Sea calls her return
How do you reduce a seventy-page plus tale into a haiku? You cheat a little and write multiple haiku and hope that’s okay. Girl without father Father without direction Reconciled or lost? What can we learn here? Answers are harder to find with silent questions. Oh, and one more thing. I like to insert some […]
I know I like to self–righteously talk a lot of the time. I’m a fan of my voice, what can I say? But I am also a man of the people, a blue-collar, hard-working joe and I have my sleeves rolled up to prove it. So, although it pains me, it’s clear that some people are […]
Damn the Writers In this Huffington Post piece, writer Owen Egerton beautifully lays out the life of the writer in our world. A prayer for the writer…
As I sit in the bus station preparing to leave Dublin, I ask myself, “Where was I?” There’s no barbed wire, no murals, and the CCTV cameras are much less obvious. People are everywhere, swarming the streets and sidewalks so there’s almost no room to walk. Visitors have less to fear from prejudice-fueled crimes and […]
The reading: Faith Healer by Brian Friel (who may or may not have been a part of Riverdance at some point). The question: Each of the three characters is telling a different version of the same stories. Who’s telling the truth? The initial response: Heck if I know. The extended explanation: Be aware, I’ll be […]
Although we only spent two nights in Dublin, I had a wonderful experience. We arrived Thursday to our adorable purple Hostel And then given the entire day to do whatever we pleased. I did some shopping and exploring. The shopping area was incredibly crowded and lively. There was live music, people selling fruit and […]
