Category Archives: Things to talk about
Of Lofty Dreams
Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 3: “And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a rosy circle drawn around the verb ‘to love.’ … Continue reading
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If my life were a rom-com…
…I would be the weird side-kick character whose character development ends with a whacky hook-up or situational ending “that’s so him LMFAO”. Watching the SMC tonight to support a good friend…but it wasn’t easy finding a companion along. Luckily there … Continue reading
Memories
Jean’s childhood, her web of memory and unconscious memory, had once been her gift only to him. Now it had been given to another. This was the loss that overwhelmed him the most. Our memories contain more than we remember: … Continue reading
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I can feel again
I can feel again. That sudden gush of excitement, nervousness, elation and happiness all mixed into a potion so potent once poured out you think you’d never ever be able to feel it again. I can feel again. Thank you…
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Gasping for air
Like loons we travel underwater great distances, to surface next to each other. We burst up from water to air to drift beside the serrated horizon of firs. No matter where you are or who you’re near, we come up … Continue reading
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Let me die still loving and so never die
There’s a beautiful story of Baucis and Philemon in Metamorphoses, two elderly couples whose only request to the gods is for them to die at the same time. They’ve witness the power of the gods, who transformed a humble shack … Continue reading
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Metamorphoses
Time has gone by really quickly (seems to be a mantra for me but I digress). We’ve been rehearsing for Metamorphoses for a while now, I suppose if you count the time when we started with the first script read … Continue reading
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Scientifically speaking
I’ve been insanely addicted to this song. Found it through a cover by the very uber cool Pomplamoose: I suppose it’s a sign that the healing has progressed when songs begin to strike a chord. I came across Helen Fischer … Continue reading
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