Act Five
Scene: Will's law office. Amy Ray is at the reception desk. Enter Harper. HARPER: Hey, Amy Ray. Is Will in? AMY RAY: Yes ma'am. He's...
Act Four
Scene: The book store. Harper is putting new books on display around a table Christmas tree. Menetre is baking behind the coffee shop...
Act Three
Scene: Black Friday evening. Harper and Alex are wrapping gifts in Menetre's home. ALEX: So what is this thing tonight? HARPER: It's the...
Act Two
Act One is here. Scene: Harper, Alex, Will, and Amy Ray sit around Menetre's dinner table, which is set with Thanksgiving dinner. She...
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...