"Reality has a well-known liberal bias." Stephen Colbert Saving Community Theatre Theater and Dance have been on the decline for decades. Television is easier and already paid for. Why go out to see a doubtful local production? The model hasn't changed much. A company will have a season based on the season, maybe the Sound … Continue reading Saving Community Theatre
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Absurd Absurdity
To those who claim They’ve found the truth I sincerely wish them well The best they’ve found In my view Is incomplete yet still. On March 23, 1973, “An Evening of the Absurd” opened on the stage of the Washburn University Theater, in Topeka, Kansas. Two one-acts were on the bill, both written … Continue reading Absurd Absurdity
The Avengers: 22
"You know for the longest time I dreamed about coming overseas and be on the front lines. Serving my country. I finally get everything I wanted, and I’m wearing tights." Captain America The Avengers: 22 It was quite the ride, the story arc spanned twenty-two movies over eleven years. Box office records are shattered. As … Continue reading The Avengers: 22
The Genius of Hallmark
"I like shopping, and I like to drive." Lacey Chabert The Genius of Hallmark The first question would be: why would anyone watch Hallmark? Well, you are promised a happy ending. Some days it can be too much to watch the conflict of a sports event or the embarrassment of a situation comedy or the … Continue reading The Genius of Hallmark
Public Expectations
"The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible." George Orwell - 1984 Public Expectations In my last blog post, we covered expectations in your own life. It was about … Continue reading Public Expectations
Expectations and Assumptions
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." Michael Jordan Expectations and Assumptions Did you ever beat yourself up from missing that lob shot on the tennis court? Do you think that you are a bad mom? Did you get straight A's in high school? Do … Continue reading Expectations and Assumptions
A Writer’s Process
"You can do without a woman but not a typewriter." Charles Bukowski A Writer's Process In the Art World, process can a be a pretty big thing. In art colleges it can be everything. During every Q&A someone is sure to ask "What is your process?". Process is a collection of habits and practices an … Continue reading A Writer’s Process
One Time With God
One Time With God NB: The following is a story of fiction and fantasy. This is a story with two beginnings. The first is In The Beginning when God said, "Let there be light". That story goes from there to Adam and Eve, then to the Old Testament with that whole story, onto the life … Continue reading One Time With God
Robots, oh no!
"I learned you have to move fast, writing futuristic satire in America: Before you know it, you're a realist!" Jennifer Egan Robots, oh no! The idea of robots is not only the huge mechanical arm that can build a car. It is also automation. There are ideas and pretty sure ideas that software using al·go·rithms … Continue reading Robots, oh no!
Moral Corrosion, Moral Hypocrisy, Moral Center
"This is how moral Corrosion happens." Erodes. ~David Brooks. He's right. ~Michael Kroth, Haiku, 3-4-19 David Brooks' recent NYTs essay, Morality and Michael Cohen, describes how congressional Republicans, as they support the current president, become "morally numb" via "daily acts of moral distancing, a process that means that after a few months you are tolerant of any … Continue reading Moral Corrosion, Moral Hypocrisy, Moral Center
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