Come with me as I revisit the serene valley of ancient Epidauros. Since I’ll be traveling in a few months to the Greek island of Kos, where Hippocrates established his code to “do no harm,” I’m enjoying the memories of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2018
(This post is part of my Patreon-supported New Worlds series.) It’s the fifth Friday of the month, and that means it’s time for a theory post! This time I’d like to talk about one of the questions that constantly plagues … Continue reading
Once upon a time (as the story goes), I had an idea for a novel. I sketched out the concept, and I sent an email to my agent with a two paragraph summary that began, “Jane Madison has a problem. … Continue reading
StoryCenter, the Berkeley-based organization that teaches people to use new media to tell their stories, set up a session to record women talking about Women and Power using their newly developed listening stations. The Berkeley Library was also involved. It … Continue reading
by Brenda W. Clough The March for Our Lives was this Saturday, March 24, as I am sure you have seen in your news sites and papers. I have given up painting landscapes, and have taken to acrylics again for … Continue reading
It was perhaps a mistake to re-read A Wrinkle in Time before I saw the movie, but I hadn’t read the book in a few decades. I enjoyed it, picked up things I hadn’t remembered, and went on to read … Continue reading
Samantha Moon arrives in Hillvale–population 325 lives and countless ghosts–in a fog as thick as the one circling the aging mountain town. Bereft of friends and family, money and memory, all she has to her name is a stray cat…but that’s apparently enough for the people of Hillvale to take her in.
Continue readingThis last year, two super hero movies have made an enormous splash: Wonder Woman and Black Panther. One of the major reasons for this is representation. Typically, super hero movies are not made with women or people of color (POC) … Continue reading
The term “Big Five” is tossed around by camera-safari tourists, but the phrase has more sinister origins. Big game hunters named these animals, as they were the most dangerous to hunt and the most difficult to kill. Lions are unwilling … Continue reading
Hello, fellow travelers, virtual or global! I’ll resume my blog series of my recent return to Greece on Saturday, April 7, with the promised exploration of Dionysos rituals around Delphi. Meanwhile, this week and next, I’ll revisit my earlier trip … Continue reading