After My First Breakup, My Father Writes His First Email

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    “I was sifting through an email account that’s over twenty years old to make space in its storage. I found this email that my dad wrot...

Spring and Fall

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Gerard Manley Hopkins to a young child Márgarét, áre you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, like the things of man, you With your ...

** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***

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  ** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS *** On November 21, 2026, we will host the 8th Annual Faces of America Monologue Festival at The Marjorie...

The go-to parting phrase in English, “goodbye,”

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 The go-to parting phrase in English, “goodbye,” looks rather secular by comparison — it just means to part on good terms, right? Not quite....

Loquacious

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    The ultimate source of Loquacious is loquī, a Latin verb meaning “to talk, speak.” Other words descended from loquī include colloquial...

*** WORKSHOP: WRITE A NEW PLAY IN FIVE WEEKS ***

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  *** WORKSHOP: WRITE A NEW PLAY IN FIVE WEEKS *** Thursdays August 6, 13, 20, 27 and September 3   6-9PM EASTERN, ON ZOOM $250 Having trou...

LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe

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 LETTER VII: Remember to Breathe Margaret Rhee To hear poetry and to read poetry are different acts. Reading poetry makes me feel calm. And ...

*** OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYWRIGHTS ***

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  The East Carolina University School of Theatre & Dance is seeking submissions for its Uncharted Series of new plays with dynamic roles...

The Mosquito Knows/ D. H. Lawrence

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  The Mosquito Knows D. H. Lawrence   The mosquito knows full well, small as he is   he’s a beast of prey.   But after all  ...

Substack

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  I have opened up parts  my Substack site on organized crime for free viewing. Members get to read everything but for those causally droppi...

THE SCARLET LETTER. (Placed here as further reading for my facebook group "Irish American History"

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    THE SCARLET LETTER.     BY NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.   I THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. INTRODUCTORY TO “THE SCARLET LETTER.”   It is ...