I am back to columnizing while I panic about the big move. Reminding myself: break it down, do it little by little, stop looking at the enormity of it all! Applies to both subjects, I suppose. Sigh. Atheists, Rationalists & Rape By K. A. Laity The “rational answer” depends entirely upon your starting point. While…
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And Away We Go —
This is how hot it’s been: Kipper lying on his back in front of the fan, feet in the air. Undignified. I hope it’s not like this in England, but the truth is the last couple of years it has been ungodly hot. I am taking one sweater along just in case (Manchester might be…
Utter Madness
What was I thinking? That I could somehow manage to do all the last minute things I need to do before getting on that airplane tomorrow and go down to Kingston for a reading of my play Lumottu? HA HA HA HA HA HA! So, yes, the play reading has been re-scheduled for August 30th….
Blogger Has Been Down
Hence the lack of posting: more soon.
Hectic
Paperwork for the Fulbright to prepare; details to work out; pictures for the work permit; appointments to schedule; belongings to jettison; prep for the reading of “Lumottu”; revisions of essays to finish; grading grading grading. So, um — here’s something from the Fall!
Epiphanies and Inspiration
No column today: I’m not writing any this month as I’m just too swamped. Tonight’s the dress rehearsal for the Camerata’s production of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals with me as narrator. Do join us tomorrow night for the performance if you can at 7:30 in the Picotte Recital Hall of the Massry Center. It…
Handling Rejection
[I wrote this for another site, but I think it’s worth reprinting here.] This is not a book that should be tossed lightly aside.It should be hurled with great force.– Dorothy Parker From Rome I write for BitchBuzz, the global women’s lifestyle network and my column for this week dealt with — among other things…
BitchBuzz: Exploding on the Internet
So, yeah — it’s a bit late. The column I usually send in on Wednesday to appear on Thursday was there, unsent, Thursday late. I would say I can’t believe I did that, but it’s all too believable with the hectic way things are. I take it as a reminder to slow down and pay…
BitchBuzz: Why Elizabeth Taylor Mattered
My column pays tribute to the luminous Ms. Taylor; I want to sit down and enjoy Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? with some friends. Such a good and harrowing film! I altered the last line of my bio as a nod to the movie 🙂 Why Elizabeth Taylor Mattered By K.A. Laity I don’t think…
K. A. Laity 