Lets see: after the stress of trying to get here, it was a welcome sight even in pouring rain. Have seen pubs (of course!), V&A’s new medieval/renaissance wing, a brief stop at the National Gallery, the Argentinian film La mujer sin cabeza, the Van Gogh letters exhibit at the Royal Academy and a little shopping…
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Publication: A Case of Dead Faces
I’m usually quick to post links to my publications — after all selling books is part of the game. But I’ve been dragging my feet on this one, because I have to admit that I don’t like the cover at all. The anthology was edited by Kerry Morgan over at Pagan Imagination. I haven’t had…
A Sucker for Writer Docos
I saw this one last summer: it’s not available on DVD, but it is in pieces on YouTube. Fascinating clan, the Waughs. I’d hate to be a female in the family. I suppose neglect might be better than active hatred and scorn, but I’m not sure. Must look for a doco on Charlotte Brontë. In…
Publication: Rothko Red
My flash fiction story, “Rothko Red”, is published in the current issue of the FinNALA Newsletter. The Finnish North American Literature Association also publishes the lit mag Kippis, where my story “The Kantele” appeared. There’s nothing Finnish about this story other than of course the author’s heritage. Well, perhaps the mood of melancholy could be…
UK Trip Week Three (Part One)
Yes, it’s August, so time I wrapped up my recap of June! Week two was so action packed that I cheated a little, because I’m starting week three with Saturday which is not entirely kosher, but oh well. I hit a matinee of The Winter’s Tale that day. Most of the evening performances were sold…
UK Week 2: Mad Men and English Dogs (part two)
When I first came to London way back when, I got my first real introduction to theatre. Sure, I had seen productions before that, but I had never been immersed in plays as I was that summer. I’ve been smitten ever since. One of the experiences was seeing two productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream…
UK Week 2: Mad Men and English Dogs (part one)
The second week kicked off with a bang and one of my favorite plays by one of my favorite playwrights: Tom Stoppard‘s Arcadia. I had just taught the play in my grad class in the spring, so it was fresh in my mind, particularly from our reading in the pub. I *love* the poster for…
UK Trip Week One
Okay, I’m going to make my usual hash of things by lumping together a bunch of things because 1) I didn’t take a lot of pictures the first week (forgetting the camera at important junctures of course) and 2) even with the aid of travel journals, memory fades. Here’s lovely Tavistock Square, where the Gandhi…
London Photos
For those of you not on Facebook, you can see the first group o’ pix from the trip. Tedious process uploading and labeling! I’d rather be having fun — so, off I go. I was a bit shocked to hear that underground filmmaker Joe Christ died suddenly this week. I had my disagreements with him,…