Still Waters in a Storm: Writing Group in Bushwick
Last night I was invited by my friend, Courtney Webster, to a panel discussion at The Performing Garage that was moderated by one of The Wooster Group’s founding members, Kate Valk. Panelists included renowned writers Richard…
Melifera’s Musings / Rat Story Writing Contest
In light of my decision to write the first complete draft of a young adult book about rats during my kid’s mid-winter school recess, and my desire to hear random/odd stories and fun-facts…
Rejection or Bust!
This morning I read in the NY Times that there has been a drop in the unemployment rate, to 9.7 percent in January from 10 percent in December. Good news, right? Wrong. Economists…
melifera’s musings – bedford ave corporate conundrum
I thought it was bad when Duane Reade opened a new location at N 5th and Kent. Who the hell does development at their head office?! Have they not yet figured out that…
meliferas musings: unemployment woe in williamsburg
With economists such as Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff coming up with a forecast that won’t have unemployment easing until well into 2012, and Richard Trumka, President of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. saying essentially the…
melifera’s musings: prison law project
Back in August, a day or two after my friend Carlos passed away, Ian Head from the Prison Mail Program reached out to me. Besides being a local dance legend, Carlos had volunteered…
