supernumerary—with a twist
It’s been nearly six years since I had the pleasure of being a supernumerary in a Portland Opera production. Carmen was a remote possibility a couple of years ago—if we’d been home during … Continue reading
on pins & needles, again
I haven’t written a post for ages–but I’ve been working hard on my novel. One of my three main characters lived in Brooklyn for ~40 years, so Gary and I spent … Continue reading
Blogging and flogging
It’s been nearly a month since my last post; I’ve been busy flogging–both literally and figuratively. My friend Carole and I got to be supernumeraries (what extras are called in … Continue reading
The Canopy Above
This time last year, Gary and I sought warmth and sunshine on James Michener’s Islands of the South Pacific and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, where we reveled in irresistible underwater vistas. This year we’ve … Continue reading
abundance of resources
The screen-writing class I mentioned in my last post is, as anticipated, stimulating sharper attention to scene-setting. No, I don’t expect to make a movie of First-Born Daughter, but I … Continue reading
no stone unturned
So, I joined “Submission Bombers” & was bombarded by broadcast appeals to submit poetry, fiction, non-fiction, whatever–it seemed–to A-minor . I complied & about as fast as “Mail Delivery Subsystem” … Continue reading
illuminate history 