Outlander on Starz Preview

Are you a fan of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander? I am.  Starz released a preview of their original series based on the novels.  Right now, I don’t even get Starz, but if I can follow Claire and Jamie on screen?  It could totally be worth it! Watching this, I remember how much I love these books!  I think […]

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Coriolanus

I got a text just before we arrived at Circle Cinema for the Nation Theatre Live broadcast of Coriolanus starring Tom Hiddleston as Caius Martius Coriolanus and Mark Gatiss as Menenius.  “It’s packed already,” the text read.  Truthfully, I wondered how my friend defined “packed”.  Every show I’d seen to that point had filled maybe half the […]

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For Those in Doubt…Including Me

I get these Daily Rumpus emails by Stephen Elliott, and Saturday he linked to this video on The Rumpus site. The Gap by Ira Glass came at a good time. Reading over the short stories I’m working on, and recent drawings left me with the it’s-all-crap feeling. All the creative types I know suffer through […]

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Skewer the Stigma: In the wake of losing a star, an addict shares “who we are”

Originally posted on Musings of a Gypsy Soul:
Rest in peace, Mr. Hoffman. He had enjoyed 23 years of clean time, previous to his relapse.  Phillip Seymour Hoffman. In the announcement of his recent death from a drug overdose, CNN refers to Hoffman as “everyman,”  and indeed, he was extraordinarily talented while still remaining personable.…

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Need A Bedtime Story?

Hey, look what I found. If you’re looking to fir a good bedtime story, I’ve got one. Not only do you have Dr. Seuss, but you get Neil Gaiman’s reading Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham! Who does not love that, Sam I Am? ‘Til next time, Jessica

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Galveston, TX

So, I’m in Galveston, TX for the next couple of days for work.  The weather is warmer, my hotel room has a sea view, and my rental car is pretty decent.  All in all not too bad, but I can’t seem to shake this funk. The trip did not get off to an auspicious start, […]

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