Ignite
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Ignite 1/24/2020
The cartoonist most represented in my infamous cartoon file is the quirky, brilliant Roz Chast who once observed: “I think with a lot of things — at the time, everything is extremely upsetting, and then you look back on it,… Continue reading
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Ignite 1/17/2020
Is it paws-able for Spark and Spitfire to end the week on a paw-sitive note? Wouldn’t that be paw-some?! Continue reading
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Ignite 1/10/2020
DON’T COMPLAIN. DON’T WORRY. DON’T STRESS . . . . . . JUST WINE. Continue reading
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Ignite 12/13/19
Let’s hear it for those who can celebrate what they want, where they are, and who they are. Continue reading
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Ignite 9/20/19
“My therapist told me that a great way to get rid of my anger is to write letters to the people I hate and then burn them. I did that, and now I don’t know what to do with the… Continue reading
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Ignite 8/23/19
El Paso. Dayton. “The Chosen One.” Children in detention. The Amazon on fire. Not much to laugh about these days . . . Continue reading
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Ignite 6/7/19
The 75th Anniversary of D-Day reminds all of us that war and subsequent plundering is hell. Is it possible to find humor in any uprising for liberty? Continue reading
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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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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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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
