How surfing taught me body acceptance
Playing field hockey for most of my teenaged years, I had developed huge body consciousness issues. In short, I have big legs. Big field hockey legs. Heading to Maui for a much needed vacation, my big legs were the last thing on my mind...until the group of skinny...
Dance addiction… from Baryshnikov to Dance Moms
I’m addicted to dance. I can’t do it, but I love it. I love to watch it. I admire the way that it’s portrayed in movies and television, both scripted and reality. From Ann Bancroft and Shirley MacLaine’s bitchy competition in The Turning Point to my all time favorite...
Expanding musical tastes – the beauty of soundtracks
Growing up with a severely limited musical library (my entire exposure to music pre high school was Broadway Showtunes), I really knew very little about music. Once I hit high school, I bought The Eagles Hotel California and anything from KISS... but that was only...
Another amazing Sister Cities review – reprinted
Darcie Lee Grover (Austin), Kim Saunders (Carolina), Alexandra Bogorad (Dallas), and Katie Rose Krueger (Baltimore). Silly and Dramatic; Sister Cities:Theatre at it’s Best By Kerry Smith October 13th, 2011 Boy do I love modern plays that incorporate things like Google...
A reprinted Publishers Weekly review – THE THIRTEEN HALLOWS
Michael Scott and Colette Freedman. Tor, $24.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-2852-6 THE THIRTEEN HALLOWS Scott (The Alchemyst) and Freedman blend magic, folklore, mystery, and history in this zippy fantastical thriller. Sarah Miller is a discontented 22-year-old Londoner in...
“Charming and Hilarious” — A reprinted TENNIS DATES review from Chick Lit Central
Book Review: Tennis Dates By Gail Allison at Chick Lit Central Ever had a bad date? A really bad date? Like, your tennis partner decides to be ultra competitive and play Wimbledon-level tennis during what’s supposed to be a friendly rally? Or they decide that Bud...
A reprinted Sister Cities review…it’s so good, I can’t just keep it to myself
REVIEW – Sister Cities – Dragon Productions Theatre Posted on October 10, 2011 by Artsalot When I read the script of Sister Cities several months ago, I was moved to tears. For your own frame of reference, this is not a common response for me. The number of times I’ve...
blog [blawg, blog] – noun – a Web site containing the writer’s own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.
One month ago, I challenged myself to write a blog every day for an entire month. Today marks the celebratory completion of my task. I set a goal and I accomplished it. Yay. Yet, in reviewing my last thirty days of blogs, I’ve discovered how seemingly scattered they...
Norman Rockwell, Charlton Heston and Rita Hayworth all had Alzheimer’s.
Today, I walked to end Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer's is a general term for memory loss which accounts for 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases. I suppose I’m getting close to calling myself a professional fundraising-exerciser. In the course of my life, I’ve done the seven...
Rapunzel’s Hair – a feminist poem
I escaped the castle; yet, crashed into the moat a hapless, soaking wretch without a throat I thought rapunzel's hair would help me down, but kissing frogs gives warts not golden crowns I searched the world to find the 'one' for me and in the search, the 'one' I found...