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It is joyous on this New Year’s Eve morning to read my friends’ Facebook decade recaps. I love social media so much, and I can’t think of the decade past without it. This morning I’m enjoying my favorite aspect of it – hundreds of friends in my kitchen with me, … Continue Reading →

A decade is a pretend boundary, but we make up boundaries all the time. And we change them. For me, 2020 will start with Pagliacci. A story I first saw told in a situation where the female lead had to manage so much, with no room for her opinions or … Continue Reading →

The Fall 2019 issue of AGMAZINE is finally out. It is focused on the theme of harassment in our industry, what it is, and what to do about it. I’m honored to be a guest writer for this issue, which includes many other thoughtful and forceful pieces written by members … Continue Reading →

I started my first morning on this trip to San Francisco with a hike to an old favorite place, Corona Heights park. I failed to complete the short, uncharacteristically muddy scramble to the top in time to watch the sun rise, but the thick clouds afforded an incredible light show … Continue Reading →

This image of Franz Schubert at the piano during a “Schubertiade,” an evening of his song compositions, has brought a host of questions to my mind through the years. One of the chief things I’ve always wondered was this: what did it feel like to be one of the poets … Continue Reading →