Regular readers of this blog (of whom there are, I think, none) know that I was a playwright up until the Pandemic, at which point it switched over to writing stories. (I wrote a post about it, if you want … Continue reading →

In the summer of 1982, a memorable science fiction film hit the theaters and became an instant phenomenon, becoming the most popular (and most remunerative) movie of the year. That movie was Steven Spielberg’s E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, one of the … Continue reading →

Regular visitors to my website, of whom I have none, will have noticed that (a) I haven’t posted anything in the better part of a year, and (b) I did recently make a slight change to the site banner, replacing … Continue reading →

Writers at Play: 2018 Showcase of New Work Tuesday, May 22, 7:30 PM FREE Reception to follow! Boston Playwright’s Theatre My playwriting group, Writers at Play, will be having its third annual (more or less) showcase of new works on Tuesday, May … Continue reading →

As it’s been over two years since I last made a standard blog entry, I’ve decided to rethink the structure of my website. I originally intended to make this page a regular forum for essays and commentary, but the sad … Continue reading →

This needs a bit of explanation. Last summer I got a call from Ronni Marshak (whose name pops up frequently on this site, as she’s directed more of my plays than anyone else); she was producing The Tempest for the … Continue reading →

As my introductory blog entry, this will serve to represent a metaphorical champagne bottle to be smashed against the prow of my website, as it ventures out into the Sea of Metaphors Taken a Bit Too Far. So, as a … Continue reading →