Headlong into history–I
An unanticipated benefit of jetlag: after the fifteen-hour trip from Portland (OR) to Athens, we were wide-awake in our VRBO Pireaus harbor-view apartment at 5:00AM. So we got up, got … Continue reading
Summer of Steam and Smoke
“Decide what the theme of your story is.” This excellent writing advice sometimes applies to life, too. Summer began with an impromptu trip to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, to talk … Continue reading
There is a tide in the affairs of men…
which reminds one to wake up and smell the coffee. As Gary wrote to his kids that afternoon: “This is sooo embarrassing! The adventure was a little too intense. “We … Continue reading
Writing prompt to remember
Thank you Judith Barrington, for this invaluable suggestion. It was my turn to come up with a prompt for our small writing group. Since we’re all working on family stories, I … Continue reading
According to plan…
My friend Pat Meyer and I arrived a few minutes early on Thursday morning. She provided moral support and documented the adventure with all these great photos. We found the Woodcut Media crew preparing … Continue reading
On TV, really?
Apparently so: the day after tomorrow! It will be exactly six weeks after I got the first msg from Olivia Thomas, by way of Portland Baroque Orchestra. I fly to Baltimore tomorrow (on … Continue reading
Director? And Camera? And script? Oh my!
She found me by looking for connections to Herman Haupt, but when Olivia and I spoke (for 34 minutes) on Tuesday morning it became clear that she and the director … Continue reading
stay tuned–again…
I was brought just about full circle, a little less than two weeks, ago by a surprising email forwarded to me by the Operations Manager of Portland Baroque Orchestra. “What on earth does … Continue reading
Inspiration
I finished reading The Secrets of Mary Bowser, by Lois Leveen this past Sunday. I bought the book nearly a year ago when I went with another writer friend, Sybilla Cook, who knew Ms. … Continue reading
Back in the Land of the Living
I should probably interpret this experience as a cautionary episode, a warning against my dependence on electronic devices. But use of these tools is ingrained at this point: hundreds of files of potentially useful material for … Continue reading
illuminate history 