Reading and Roaming
Addendum to Part 1: Contemporary Authors Richard Ford The author of short stories, novels, and nonfiction, Richard Ford is probably best known for his four novels featuring Frank Bascombe. Bascombe first appears in The Sportswriter (1986) and next in Ford’s Pulitzer Prize winning book, Independence Day, published in 1995, then in two later novels. I read and very much enjoyed Independence Day. Richard …
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BACKSTAGE AT ASOLO We had the opportunity to take a backstage tour at the Asolo Repertory Theater’s Mertz Theater earlier this week and it was fascinating. There was a tech rehearsal in progress (just what it sounds like, all the technical aspects of the production—lighting, sound, projection, etc.—run through), and we got a peek at …
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It’s been about 5 years since I was last in London and now we are back. My observations on this return: cell phones are in use everywhere on the street, even more so than New York. Many, many restaurants now have outside seating, cafe style. On some days that means lap blankets are provided in …
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