Nellie Bly’s World – THE VEILED PROPHETESS
This story was the basis for scenes in Nellie Bly's seventh novel, IN LOVE WITH A STRANGER, on sale now! New York World - Sunday, January 20, 1889 Nellie Bly Has Her Fortune Told by a Mysterious Witch. A Very Secretive Woman Who Imposes Upon the Superstitious, But...
Nellie Bly’s World – WORKING GIRLS, BEWARE
New York World - Sunday, February 3, 1889 Nellie Bly Exposes A Snare For Swindling Poor Women. A Contemptible Scheme To Rob Needy Girls Who Seek Employment. Heartless Women Who Promise to Find Work for Scarf-Makers and Lure Them Into Their Clutches—Demanding Pay for...
Nellie Bly’s World – IN THE MAGDALEN’S HOME
New York World - Sunday, February 12, 1888 Nellie Bly’s Visit to an Institution for Unfortunate Women A Wicked Girl’s Chances for Reformation—How Poor Creatures Abuse a Noble Charity—Matron Burr’s Experiences—The Girl Who Befriended an Unlucky Cat—The Toboggan Slide...
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Friday Reading and Fight
This Friday I'll be doing a reading in Quirk Theatre on Eastern Michigan University's campus. It'll be a little different than my usual readings, as it will feature a staging of the central broadsword duel between Pietro and Marsilio. I'll be teaching...
Just in time for the paperback…
...a new review - this time over at The Shakespeare Blog. Check it out.
PAPERBACK RELEASED!
Today is the official release date for the paperback of THE MASTER OF VERONA. And while I am extraordinarily busy - playing with the kids, editing a new manuscript, and directing a large production of ROMEO & JULIET (natch) - I will make time...
Six Days
Six days until the paperback of THE MASTER OF VERONA is available! It won't be in stores until the 24th, I think - but Amazon will start shipping them on the 16th. So order now, and order often! Remember, books make wonderful gifts! You can order it here, or here,...
Dinner Invites 9/07
This week we'd like to invite: Matt Forte, who was simply amazing in his opening for the Bears. Lance Briggs, who is healthy again, and mean. Laura Logan, the CBS reporter who takes no guff for her personal life - because she has more important things to do....
Restated, and reblogged
Now that I'm fairly well settled in Michigan for the duration of the two shows Jan and I are doing, I've jumped back into blogging. Oh, not here. No, I'm doing book reviews for my Shanghai Low Theatricals blog, A DARK WOOD, and commenting on politics over...
Looney Tune politics
Just this very minute, I realized that for the last couple months I haven't been watching a politcal election - I've been watching one extended Looney Tune cartoon. One starring Barack Obama as the Roadrunner, and John McCain as Wyle E. Coyote. Give it a...
Why Republicans need Democrats
They need our surpluses to spend on their wars. They need our roads and bridges to conduct their business. They need our healthy workers to make their products. But most of all, they need our ideas. Republicans have none of their own. They need...
Dinner Invites – 8/24
If she wasn't already on the standing invite list, Rachael Maddow would be topping this weeks invites. We are delighted for her, entranced with her, and greatly anticipating her new show. C. W. Gortner - 'cause he rocks, and his book THE LAST QUEEN just went...
I completely forgot about this, but some months back someone suggested I create a fan-page for myself on Facebook. I did, then got embarrassed at having made my own fan page. I meant to delete it, but then completely forgot about it. Until today, that is, when I got a...
