What I Wrote the Night before You Spoke (Gratitude Journal/8)
Suhad, I thank you even before you speak tomorrow because I know you’ll be passionate I know you’ll tell your truths I know you will be fierce and charming I know you will honor your…
Plan B: Share the Wealth with Cristina Cousins
For our next Share the Wealth, join us for dinner and discussion with Cristina Cousins as she reflects on her experience of switching to “Plan B.” After 5 years as a professional theater actress, Cristina…
“Yoga Shmoga”
Dear Alberto Vazquez I’m glad Bella put us in touch. You asked me if you should you stay Or you should go back out on the road. OK. Here’s what I think… Stay put. Look within,…
Austere, Moral, Mythic, Ceremonial
Thursday 31 October 2013 Magan, A while back I read this collection, Sartre on Theater, and I noted especially the following passages from his lectures, interviews, and articles. I want to share them with you,…
Fighting Injustice: A Discussion with Kelley Schwartz
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” –Archbishop Desmond Tutu For our next Share the Wealth, join us for dinner and discussion with Kelley Schwartz, who…
The Little There Is To Do
A friend sent us a letter At a loss for words of wisdom She simply wished she could be with us To share the day to day Do the little things That needed to be…
Brainard’s Memories
The NY painter Joe Brainard wrote a wonderful book, I Remember, in which he collected memories from days gone by in one long litany. He writes about ordinary things: chicken noodle soup, juke boxes, tanning,…
May We Always Be Amateurs
Nonrequired Reading: Prose Pieces Wislawa Szymborska Translated from the Polish by Clare Cavanagh Herein are a few score short pieces by the Nobel laureate (Literature, 1996), usually no more than a page or two, although…
The Good News of Art according to Jerzy Grotowski
Thanks to Magan Wiles, who shared this with me at Amy’s Corner Bakeshop this morning… Why do we sacrifice so much energy to our art? Not in order to teach others but to learn with…
Gratitude Journal/7
Dear Doc, Thank you for leaving voice messages for me. You may say three or four sentences, but your voice is always calming to me. (I trust that your voice has that same beneficent effect…