Wishing you a harmonious holiday…or two
The Harmony Project wishes you all the best, in the best way we know. Let us serenade you.
The Harmony Project wishes you all the best, in the best way we know. Let us serenade you.
My local musical theater debut–at Columbus’s new venue for musical theater, the Short North Stage, housed in the old Garden Theater (formerly a burlesque house) on North High Street. I’ve written so much, these last few years, about singing, I decided it was time to put my money where my mouth is (or my mouth where my money is?). On December 17, 2011, at a concert called Songs of the Season, I took my turn among the real singers (read more…)
Here in Columbus, Ohio, where I live, I sing with a choir that isn’t just a choir: it’s a grassroots community service group. If you’re going to be in Central Ohio in the spring or summer, you can catch us in concert with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, May 18 and 19, 8PM at the Lincoln Theater; at “200 Years/200 Voices” (when we expand to 200 voices in honor of the Columbus Bicentennial), July 18 and 19, 7:30 PM (read more…)
Tamara Kaye Sellman asked; I answered. This essay is part of a series posted by Sellman on her blog, Writer’s Rainbow, about how the events of September 11, 2001, altered the writing lives of a number of contemporary American writers.
A new essay, “No Place Like Home,” is in the fall 2011 issue of River Teeth.
An interview on Ohio Public Broadcasting’s Writer’s Talk with Doug Dangler.
A short essay about what’s on my bedside table, from The Southeast Review Online.
An interview with WOSU’s Marilyn Smith. We discuss The Middle of Everything and the essay, “The Perfect Mother,” in O, the Oprah Winfrey magazine.
Read an interview about Dog (and, um, one with Pamela Anderson about her novels) conducted by Cindy at Conversations With Famous Writers.
Excerpt:
Where did that adorable dog on the cover of the book come from?
Alas, I have to disappoint you with the news that it’s a stock photo from some image bank. But it’s such a wonderful photo! I was thrilled when the book’s designer showed it to me. It’s just perfect for the (read more…)
Here’s an interview with Collected Miscellany’s Kevin Holtsberry. And here’s the second part of the interview.
Excerpt:
KH: The old saw goes something like: “everyone’s first novel is an autobiography.” Your first novel was about an elderly Jewish woman, but is it fair to say that all of your stories are part autobiography (touching on issues from your life and experiences)? Is that true of all writers?
Even that one … I think you (read more…)
