Lauren Weedman Does Portland (and we’ll never be the same)
The People’s Republic of Portland, which opened at Portland Center Stage’s Ellyn Bye Studio March 27 and runs through April 19, gives new dimension to the one-woman show, not to [...]
Book 3 reveal
James Ryder has it all. A founding pioneer of the Oregon wine industry, he has, in addition to the stately good looks of a gentleman farmer, the perfect family, an ample bank account, and the [...]
Nirvana for book lovers
The Tucson Festival of Books is all about Story. Last year, some of you may remember, I attended as a participant. This year, my friend Mary Leatherman and I traveled south for a little getaway, [...]
A night at the races
Greed, as we all know, is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Greed toppled the stock market in 1929, and it brought our country to its knees again in 2008. Thus a play about greed, one thinks, should [...]
A brief history of Emma Golden
Gentle readers will have noticed that very little has been revealed in the first two Emma Golden mysteries about Emma’s appearance. While that is deliberate on my part, it probably is a [...]
Palm Springs comes to Portland
There’s nothing quite like watching a play that is so good and true and real that one squirms in one’s seat.Yes, that would be me, as Other Desert Cities dredged up memories of one [...]