It’s been a while since I’ve been in a classroom but an interview about my time at BAM and a journey through some old files have gotten me thinking about it some. …

It was the shoes that made me suspicious. It was either the kind of story that was true and became the central story of this woman’s history OR it was entirely invented. So I went looking for some historical context for The Empress, a German TV show about Elisabeth of…

Medication Denied. Many Things Questioned. January 12, 2023, 10:18 pm Filed under: American, economics, Healthcare | Tags: American, disability, doctors, health insurance, Healthcare, medicaid, medical system, medication, migraine, refill, strict policy A week before my scheduled appointment with the woman who was to be my new neurologist, I found out…

I Love Your Terrible Show Sometimes someone you love makes a work of art of which you are not a fan. You wish you liked it but really, you think it stinks. If it’s a piece of performing art work, like some theatre or some dance or some music, you…

Can Gen X Women Play Gen X Women, Please? It was the publicity photo that filled me with rage. In it, star reporters, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, stand like bookends around actors, Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan, who are leaning on a ladder. I’ve got nothing against ladders or…

In Which I Read That Dragon Book — The Final Chapters December 8, 2022, 9:40 pm Filed under: art, writing, Creative Process, anger | Tags: fury, rage, anger, Nice, When Women Were Dragons, dragons, Reading Journey, The Final Chapters, Nobel Peace Prize, eye rolling, The end of war If this…

In Which I Read That Dragon Book, Part 3 If you’ve been playing along, I’ve been reading this book due to its weird commonality with both my dragon blog and my audio drama. You can read Part One and/or Part Two. I will spoil this book for you so if…

The Death of Gatsby and the Scene November 29, 2022, 7:45 pm Filed under: art, Art Scenes, community, feminism, Gen X, grief | Tags: 90s, Believe Her, Charlottesville, cloche hat, Cool, Cool Chicks, Criminalized Survivorship, Dawn Powell, F Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, Gen X, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Remedios Varo, scene, Steve…

The Free Ride Mystery October 30, 2022, 10:51 pm Filed under: community, Healthcare | Tags: cops, healthcare workers, Mystery, police officer, quirky artists, scrubs, Subway, turnstiles When I ran my Metrocard through the turnstile, it came up Insufficient Funds and I frowned and looked around for the machines to fill…