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Variations On A Theme
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The literary excursions of a poet and playwright.
- Added on: Jun 23rd, 2005
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Monday, December 07, 2009
Back in SF: L.A. or Bust Part 4The awards ceremony itself worked like clockwork. The good folks at the Pen Center had told us that prior to our awards a staffer would escort us to a "holding pen" back stage (no, they didn't use the words "holding pen...
Friday, December 04, 2009
Back in SF: L.A. or Bust Part 3The doors to the banquet room opened earlier than expected and my parents and I went to our assigned table, one we shared with Prince, Loren, and fellow Pen award winner Seido Ray Ronci who won for poetry, as well as hi...
Friday, December 04, 2009
Back in SF: L.A. of Bust Part 2The trip to Los Angeles was kind of a whirl wind: we flew in, drove to Prince's class, checked in to the hotel, slept, went to lunch with Prince, got ready for the ceremony, went to the ceremony where we had dinner with...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
From The Road: L.A. or Bust Part 1Note: This posting will not have my usual formatting. I'm on a hotel computer. Go figure. They say timing is everything. Boy is it ever. Thankfully Long Beach is a small airport so I had no problem meeting up with my...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
L.A. BoundI take it back. That phrase of mine I so often utter when I don't get enough sleep: I'll sleep when I'm dead. Well, this morning I wish I could sleep. I could use 10 hours right about now.Packing didn't quite go as planned. While looking fo...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Enjoy the Silence--Depeche Mode StyleSorry for the radio silence and the mix of metaphors and puns.I spent the long holiday weekend eating turkey, buying a new mac laptop, and one evening dancing to 80s new wave.And, as I fly out to Los Angeles tomor...
