Election Day: 9:15 AM (Esperenza Tragica) |
Esperenza Tragica; Election Day 9:17 A.MTragic hope. Tragic hope is a pillar of the ideology of one of my favorite playwrights, Antonio Buero Vallejo. My understanding of its premise is that pain is a... Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:01:00 GMT |
Death of a Roly Poly |
"Mum, come here! Hurry!" Only a graduate student in Creative Writing could find profound metaphors while grocery shopping in Publix. I peruse the beauty aids aisle near feminine hygiene products and h... Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:59:00 GMT |
Baldwin, books and New Years Resolutions |
Eyes are so intimate. Looking into those of another can be many things: bold, challenging, suggestive, enthralling or aggressive. I look into the eyes of Velazquez' self- portrait in his "Las Meninas"... Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:15:00 GMT |
Who are you supposed to be? |
I guess weird is all in the perspective. The other day I felt great. It was a beautiful Florida fall day. I rolled out of bed, listened to NPR while drinking coffee, cooked breakfast for my children a... Posted by on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:18:00 GMT |
Turning Points |
Turning Points..I sense one coming on, a turning point. Sunday I'll leave to drive 158 miles south to the head of the St. John's River to begin the filming of the PBS documentary "In Marjorie's Wake".... Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:04:00 GMT |
Rewind or Move ON? |
Rewind or Move On? Ive always been nostalgic and sentimental. Lately, Im trying to examine myself more closely and question my motives for spending time indulging in memories. In love, or friendships... Posted by on Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:35:00 GMT |
Out go the lights: Lunch with Goliath |
Yesterday I invited this music/guitar guy over to lunch at my house to eat, get to know each other and collaborate, hopefully on a new song I'm working on based on a 17th century Spanish poem. He show... Posted by on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 03:34:00 GMT |
Reflections of infinity at the Wekiva river |
AS I made my way down I-95 and then began to cross my state toward the Wekiva river on I-4..I listened to the latest about Lebanon on NPR, then a piece about being a good aunt and started to cry a lit... Posted by on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:27:00 GMT |
Life is what happens while people are busy making plans! |
Florida folk artist Gamble Rodgers once said Life is what happens while people are busy making plans This is true, and even worse in my case as Im looking toward the future but often also longing for... Posted by on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 04:32:00 GMT |
dignity still intact? |
Yesterday started off fairly unproductive but interesting...I went to the Y for my second fat workout since returning from Madrid...ready to face the pain. As usual I did a lot more roaming around tal... Posted by on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:53:00 GMT |