The Orphan Sister by Gwendolen Gross, Ballentine Books, 2011
I’m buzzed about all things psychic. So when I heard about this book where identical twins finish each other’s sentences, I was quick to buy it. “Party Tricks,” the sisters called it. But there was a sister, born at the same time, Clementine, but from a separate egg. Genetically speaking, she was like a regular […]
What I Learned at a Raul Esparza Master Class
What I learned at a Raul Esparza Master Class Why would a writer audit an actor’s workshop? Curiosity, a desire to see how performing relates to writing, and to meet Raul Esparza Here are the things I took away that would be useful to writers: Pay attention to punctuation. Raul made the people who used […]
BuY Discount Tickets to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
After celebrating Marriage Equalityat the Gay Rights parade, I wondered if Priscilla, Queen of the Desert wouldbe dated. But who can resist fabulous dancing, strong characters, and wow stagesets? And who among us can’t connect with the basic theme of being different, going through the hard knocks of it, and coming hopefullyto self-acceptance? You’ll be […]
Reclaiming Your Peace
Years ago, I went to The Planting Fields arboretum with a relative by marriage. she should rest in peace, a chronic complainer who, that day, would not stop complaining about the sore in her mouth caused by her dentures. She kept pulling back her dentures to show it to me. Before long, I was as […]