May 2019
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Ignite 5/31/19
“Flannery O’Connor said that anyone who has survived childhood has enough material to write for the rest of his or her life. Maybe your childhood was grim and horrible, but grim and horrible is okay if it is well done.… Continue reading
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My First Boyfriend
My first boyfriend died on May 15. Jack Boyer was 66 years old. He gave me what my mother labeled, “Sharie’s first ‘love’ note on October 21, 1959. Jack and I were in first grade. Jack died suddenly from an… Continue reading
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Game of Moans
On Sunday night, I lost power and missed the last 30 minutes of the “Game of Thrones” finale. I had invested dozens and dozens of hours binge-watching all 72 previous episodes, only to miss the crucial denouement. The power went… Continue reading
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Ignite 5/17/19
“Politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest,” believed Alice Rivlin, an American economist and budget official who was considered an expert on the U.S. federal budget and macroeconomic policy. Rivlin died this past Tuesday at… Continue reading
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Green Orb
Ever take a photograph with your iPhone (or any camera) and later realize there was a green orb in the middle of it, seemingly ruining it? Apparently this phenomenon is haze or flare created by a strong source of light… Continue reading
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AFTER
What happens the moments before we die? Do we have one last burst of human thought before entering the afterlife? Do we experience hallucinations? Clarifications? Darkness? Light? These are the questions explored in, “After,” Andrew Schneider’s technical theater performance which… Continue reading
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Ignite 5/10/19
Yeah, it’s been a while. Been researching, conducting and editing playwright interviews for the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Also reading the Mueller Report, a new book about 9/11, new poetry. Writing every day thanks to Natalie Goldberg. More on all… Continue reading
