The State of the State Yes, well, it’s been more like April than early February around here, which is more than a little scary. Trees are budding out, and I saw daffodils blooming today while on a walk. Eagles won the Super Bowl. Robert Mueller continues his silent quest. I head for Tucson in a […]
Astoria Parts One and Two, Chris Coleman, E.M. Lewis, Louisa Luna, Magellanica, monthly newsletter, novel progress, novel writing, Robert Mueller, Super Bowl, The Sympathizer, Tucson Arizona, Two Girls Down, Viet Thanh NguyenI’ve never wanted to go to Antarctica. Too dark. Too cold. No good restaurants. But scientists love it. In the world premiere of E.M. Lewis’s Magellanica, six of them are falling all over themselves to spend eight and a half months there with no chance of getting out. It is 1986. American Dr. Morgan Halstead (Sara […]
Allen Nause, Antarctica, Artists Repertory Theatre, Aurora Astralis, Barbie Wu, Carl Faber, climate change, Damaso Rodriguez, E.M. Lewis, Eric Pargac, John San Nicolas, Joshua J. Weinstein, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Megan Wilkersoon, Michael Mendelson, ozone hole, ozone layer, Rodolfo Ortega, Sara Hennessey, South Pole, South Pole Station, Stephanie Kerley Schwartz, Vin ShambryThe State of the State The holidays are past. Thank goodness. They were fine, except for a few last minute glitches from the weather. Nothing serious. A little ice. Lots of good food and a bit of traditional music and bright lights. Significant infusions of butter. For me, looking back on the year that was […]
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Humor and gripping reality come to the stage for the final week at CoHo Productions with The Gun Show. Written by Ellen (E.M.) Lewis, and performed by Vin Shambry, this play is a show about guns. The five stories are Lewis’s stories. She grew up with guns. They always have been a part of her life. It’s just […]
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