Poetry and Plays and the Space Between the Two

While I was on the other side of the pond, The Guardian ran a story on its website here entitled “Are Theatre and Poetry Really So Different?”  Ah, a topic close to my heart.  This piece begins what could be a rather complicated, though inevitably...

Creating Despite

Before I left on my trip I asked the question over here whether people found it easier to create when thrust beyond their normal surroundings.  Three-quarters of the way into my trip and I seem to have an answer for me, for now.  Two answers, actually. My new novel,...

CurvingRoad Announcement

Being on the road once more, I thought this would be a good time to announce the results of CurvingRoad’s Call for Submission.  Discerning readers may recall that, a few years ago, my friend and I founded the arts charity, CurvingRoad, to help launch the...

Better Here or There?

Here I go, traveling again.  First, a fun trip with a friend to Verona.  A bit of a celebratory, empty nest sort of trip, an I-can-do-it-now-so-why-don’t-I kind of thing. Then after a few days home, I’m off to the States to visit family and go to...