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And so it begins
I'm filled with pride and happiness! The book is a work of art.
Originally posted by kylecassidy at And so it begins
The Philadelphia Weekly has a cover story on War Paint this week which includes six pages of photos and text from the book. I'm very happy about this. I've been living with War Paint for four years now in one state or another and now it's like ( Read more... ) -
A Tale of Two Soul Sisters
Last weekend, our good friend, Carolyn Turgeon, was in town to promote her latest novel, The Next Full Moon, which is her fourth book, but first young person novel, a magical tale of swan maidens and coming of age when you're a girl who's not quite like everyone else. I loved it! And we were so happy that things and schedules worked out in such a ( Read more... ) -
Recapping the uncappable
Last weekend was full of unusual happenings: my show, "Carter's Play," closed with much fanfare, we spent time with Neil and Amanda, who were in town for Neil's commencement address at the University of the Arts on Broad Street, and we were given a private tour of the Penn Museum's hidden archive by Dr. Brad ( Read more... ) -
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There's a very nice review for my show, Carter's Play. I'm back on stage tonight at 8:00pm! There's a special $12 rate for artists, and the production ends on Saturday.
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Mother's Day special
Today, for the 2:00 matinee of Carter's Play, we're offering free tickets. All you have to do is say "paper" at the door. The show is not really child friendly, however. I hope to see you there! 1417 N. 2nd St, 2 blocks north of Girard Avenue. -
New plays
Tonight is the opening night of the new play I'm doing, "Carter's Play," by Josh McIlvain. We had a preview last night and kylecassidy, who is not a flatterer, told me it's the best acting I've done. I've certainly had fun with it, playing the role of an actress in a play within the play. I remember in acting school, I always looked for scenes where I ( Read more... ) -
The City of Wolves, Part 3
Sunday was our day of departure, and I lay in bed after waking up, fighting a sense of post-euphoric depression. The sunlight and the promise of coffee pulled me up, and Kyle and I sat in Valya's backyard, reading and soaking up the Spring. They have the most beautiful fairy tree in their backyard, complete with old man, whistling through the bark ( Read more... ) -
The City of Wolves, Part 2
Saturday morning started out like any other morning: coffee and breakfast in the kitchen, although this breafast was made by Valya, who I really believe is capable of anything and everything. Here she'd planned the equivalent of a Royal Wedding and she was still making sure her house guests were well fed and caffeinated!
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The City of Wolves, Part 1
One day, a few years ago, the image of a woman with a beautiful, contagiously happy smile and a wonderful way with words appeared on my livejournal friends list. For several months, she was known in our household simply as "the smiling lady"... and then, in 2009, we had our wedding party, and the smiling lady became a reality. Valya (charyvna) traveled ( Read more... ) -
Dracula was here
Always having been a lover of French and Russian Literature, I used to dream about hosting the sort of circles and salons that my heroes of the plume held in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lovely image of George Sand scribbling away while Chopin played haunting melodies or Pauline Viardot sang her compositions and Turgenev wrote sketches for all ( Read more... )