A Night With the Fights

By Mary Shen Barnidge, reprinted from Moulinet: An Action Quarterly – Number One – 2009SHAKESPLOITATION!A punch whose knap follows several seconds after the swing, but several seconds before the receiver registers the impact, establishes at the outset the...

That Is All, Campers

Another show is in the books. Camp Freedom! closed Sunday after a lengthy workshop and rehearsal process and a seven-week run. It was a rough one. The reviews were decent but not great, and we had a hard time pulling in audiences. We had to cancel a few performances...

So Say We All

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I Scene VAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of The FutureThe best...

This Can’t End Well

I left the house at one o’clock today and headed toward the bus stop four blocks away. Halfway there, I approached a corner and saw a gentleman up ahead crossing my path. He was some distance away and did not notice me but it was hard not to notice him. His back...

Kings

It’s got Ian McShane being imperious and conniving. It’s gorgeous, and the story is Shakespearean. Well, technically it’s Biblical, which might get annoying. I feel I can let it go a little farther though because it is essentially an...

Busy Busy Busy

Writing has taken a backseat for me these past several months. You may have noticed by the diminishing number of posts on this here blog. I have often (too often) lamented my lack of motivation when it comes to writing, but this time I shall spare you my infernal...

And My Folks Wonder Why I Never Visit

A letter from my hometown has struck the internets:On the Feb. 8 “60 Minutes” program, we were captivated while viewing the Katie Couric interview of the crew and passengers of Flight 1549.However, we were struck there was not one mention of God, who...