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Act One
SCENE: Washington DC condo. Two young professionals are packing. HARPER (thumbing through her closet): How the hell is anyone supposed to...
The Metaphor of the Cast
On my birthday, we saw Dear Evan Hansen as part of our Saenger Theater season. (It wasn't actually at the Saenger because the Saenger is...
Saving Myself
It's only natural, I think, that one begins to reflect as they near another birthday at my age. We think about our ups and downs, of the...
My Town
Bay St. Louis and Pass Christian were more charming than us. Gulfport was more commercial. Biloxi did more tourist trade. We were a...
Let's Talk Trash
My town recently changed its curb-side recycling program. When we bought this house, the previous owner was kind enough to leave the...
Never Too Late
I am the least physically active person you ever will meet, and I blame Mr. Fiddler. Mr. Fiddler was my elementary school PE teacher for...
My Space
My office is pretty close to complete and it is everything I had hoped for! It's my zen space. It gives me a place for things like my...
Burying the Lede
Seven years ago, Chip and I moved to South Louisiana. We'd talked about leaving Memphis for several years, but Chip's parents were...
The Neighbors
"Bill Shaffer died a few minutes ago." This was a text I got from my sister this afternoon. My first reaction was to ask, "Had he been...
Deep Dive: LBJH
There is no Long Beach Junior High anymore. A couple years after I graduated, they moved the freshmen to the high school, and the sixth...
