Hadestown: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
July 31, 2022
There are standard musicals, the ones we’ve always heard about, the ones written by Rogers & Hammerstein or Andrew Lloyd Webber or Stephen Sondheim. These
Author : Brenda Clough
Brenda W. Clough is the first female Asian-American SF writer. Her first novel The Crystal Crown appeared in 1984. Her novella ‘May Be Some Time’ was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and became the novel Revise the World. Her latest time travel trilogy is Edge to Center, available at Book View Café. Marian Halcombe, a series of eleven neo-Victorian thrillers appeared in 2021. Her complete bibliography is up on her web page, brendaclough.net
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
July 24, 2022
Now that I have moved to the West Coast I am slowly setting up all my systems and favorite places. A decent bakery, of course.
The Annals of ‘Calamity’ Jane
Brenda Clough
July 10, 2022
Oh, you’ve heard of ‘Calamity’ Jane Austin. She was a native of Texas when it was a republic, a noted women’s author in the early
My Neighbor Totoro: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
July 3, 2022
Somehow I have missed this classic movie, only viewing it this year. A major error! A life without Totoro is not a life worth living.
I’m in the POST!
Brenda Clough
June 26, 2022
I used to live in Washington DC area, and the Washington Post was my hometown newspaper. The big problem with having a major national newspaper as
Spirited Away: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
June 19, 2022
Somehow over the years I have missed all things Miyazaki. I blame this on my children, who were never interested in anime or Japanese film.
American Buffalo: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
June 12, 2022
One of the things I do when I do a Big Apple theater run is I vary my diet. (I think the last time I
The Music Man: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
June 5, 2022
When you think of actor Hugh Jackman, does the image of Wolverine flash into your mind? Then you’re not a musical theater fan! He’s starring
Six the Musical: A Very Short Review
Brenda Clough
May 29, 2022
Sometimes it takes a while for the stars to align. After red-hot tryouts in Edinburgh, the UK, and Chicago, SIX, the new musical, was supposed
A Month in Europe: Augustus Recycled
Brenda Clough
May 22, 2022
People in Europe do not worry about reusing old stuff. The continent is packed full of old stuff. Every time they dig for a parking
A Month in Europe: Roof Tiles
Brenda Clough
May 15, 2022
Roof tiles fascinate me. Robert Heinlein said once that a house’s job, broadly speaking, is to keep off the rain. And to do this you
A Month in Europe: Windows in Split
Brenda Clough
May 8, 2022
This is a particularly nice example of shuffling and reshuffling an ancient building. The picture is of one of the gates into Diocletian’s palace, visible
A Month in Europe: Diocletian’s Palace
Brenda Clough
May 1, 2022
When the Emperor Diocletian decided to retire, he built himself a palace on the other side of the Adriatic. This got him out of Rome,
