Diverse Voices Award
I am not an organized marketer. All I really can do is write. Once written, stories or mss get submitted almost at random, to any
Tag: Brenda Clough
BVC Eats: Spiced Nuts/Chickpeas
This recipe was given to me by a coworker at my office. She brings these nuts to all office functions and potlucks, and takes care
From the Oort Cloud
We’re all surrounded by a cloud of vocabulary. The words you know well, that you use daily, float nearby, coming easily to the hand. This
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Brenda Clough
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Brenda Clough Writer Brenda W. Clough has stitched together an exotic quilt of a career and a life. She’s written
The Rapture: A Very Short Explanation
The trick to explaining something complex is to find the right analogy – and keeping half of it in the links. The Christian concept of
Hadestown: A Very Short Review
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
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown: A Very Short Review
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
