Indefensible English – Can You Spell “Cat”?
People who know me (and, I suspect, many who don’t) know that I am a terrible speller. I used to say I could have the word “cat” three times in a sentence and it wouldn’t look the same twice. An exaggeration, to be sure, but it makes the point. My mother used to tell me [...]
The Myth of the Fragile Muse
In college, my major course of study was acting. The theatre department was run, at that small school, like a professional acting company, and we produced a minimum of five plays a year. Everyone in the department was expected to do every job in the theatre at least once, and everyone was expected to be [...]
Our Yearly Assault On Everything You Hold Dear
It’s December again. What does that mean, boys and girls? It means sparkly decorations. It means ribbons. It means garish inflatable Santas waving their arms like banshees. It means that people will be decrying the war being waged on Christmas. Well, our Christmas tradition is to be the ones actually waging that war. Disclaimer: This [...]





