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the trickle-down of medicare spending cuts
Hey, guess what, guess what? Today I was going to post more of the beautiful photos which Kyle Cassidy took for us, photos not only showing off the beauty of Mount Moriah Cemetery, but also the beauty...
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too late to be night, too early to be morning
So, here’s some of what we were up to at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Again, Kyra Baker as WPC Foster, Doug Greene as Joe Orton, Bob Stineman as Brian Epstein, all photos by Kyle Cassidy. “do you know the...
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“This world is full of wondrous things it’s true/but they wouldn’t have much...
The First Philly One-Minute Play Festival is still running, for two more performances, tonight and tomorrow. For three nights, Interact Theater Company sponsors a wild rumpus, a conucopia, a vast...
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Murder on Choctaw Ridge
Last night, as I was getting ready to leave for rehearsal, Vince was sitting on the couch eating a big plate of poached haddock and brown rice. VINCE: I found out something really important. ME: What’s...
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I read the news today, oh boy.
You want to come see Traveling Light. I haven’t been writing much lately, but other people have been, and the hard work of the production team and actors is coming to fruition in a delicate and...
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almost like being in love
Kyle’s photos have so much depth and detail that I can’t put them up full size; you’ll have to click on them for a full view. There are a lot of beautiful pictures which I’m hesitant to post, because...
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Mark Cofta’s CityPaper review
Mark Cofta followed up his CityPaper feature piece with a review that makes my heart grow three sizes. An incisive script builds on an intriguing what-if. “WE THINK: Friel’s incisive script builds on...
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I listen for your footsteps, coming up the drive
This production of Traveling Light has a really special set. I haven’t mentioned the crunchiest part yet, but Jessica Foley does in her review for Phindie. “ I could report to you an intoxicating...
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The fat lady has sung.
Traveling Light closed last night, and finally I can post the photos that would contain the most devious spoilers. As always, all photos by Kyle Cassidy. Kyra Baker as W.P.C. Foster, Terence Gleeson...
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Twins. I’m having twins.
No, I haven’t been posting lately, although I have been writing. To say I’ve had a lot on my mind would be an understatement. Last night I was sitting in an armchair in a hallway at school, waiting...
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Here’s my punishment.
I realize that there is a long tradition of writers with cat companions. Ernest Hemmingway and the fifty-five or so who lived at his house in Key West, Rita Mae Brown and her claim that cats will only...
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Cinema studies in a snow storm
Because I’m awesome, I agreed to take the early shift at work on the last day of the semester, so no one else had to. Whoa Nellie, it is off the hook here. I’ve seen a grand total of six human beings...
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Free story writing advice, some of it might be good.
In every post about writing, there is always a photo of a fountain pen and a piece of paper with handwriting on it. However, I know very few people who use fountain pens and hand write frequently. But,...
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First prize: Seven Days in Minneapolis
Not an actual Wendigo. A weeknight in February is not when you most want to be standing on the side of a road, in the dark, alone, in Minneapolis. Local temperatures were less than a respectable grade...
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Knock knock. Who’s there? Hamlet.
My brother, Ted, with some of the puppets he’s made. Many years ago(okay, ten or so), my brother Ted asked me to write a script for him to perform with his puppets. So I adapted Hamlet into a...
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Recommended listening for lonely Saturdays
This morning, my friend Clarence Wethern posted on the Internet that listening to the Doctor Who Season 5 soundtrack made everything seem much more urgent and important. Temple University’s Bell Tower...
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Illness, health, and creativity
I know nobody’s looking at the Internet on a Friday evening in Spring (and if you are, please, step away from the screen and go enjoy some fresh air). But, I’ve had a cocktail, and since I haven’t...
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The beauty of borrowing
This past Tuesday was National Library Workers’ Day, which I completely missed because I didn’t even know it was happening. It’s the first time I’ve actually been something when there was a holiday to...
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What’s the one weird trick for absolute success?
Dermatologists hate me! Mortgage lenders curse my name! Why? Because I know the one weird trick that will help you, yes, YOU, pay off your mortgage, get rid of your wrinkles, reduce back and belly...
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an august return
I hate admitting to being excited about plans at the outset, because I’m always afraid I’m going to jinx myself. But, I have to say I’m pretty excited about The Second Annual Philadelphia One-Minute...
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