I was recently asked to contribute a chapter on comedy writing for an upcoming book on writing. As I was figuring out what I want to write, something occurred to me: I have no idea how to explain what I do. It probably sounds funny that a comedy writer cannot explain how to write comedy. [CONTINUE READING]
Deborah de Lille is an opera singer—in the least grand sense. Debbie doesn’t foresee a future beyond Handel Messiahs and low-budget tours … until her agent finagles her a minor role with a small-town company. The artists assembled for this production of Offenbach’s spooky opera, Tales of Hoffmann, have more than opera on their minds. [CONTINUE READING]
Prepare to embark on a thrilling comedic adventure seen through the booze-blurred eyes of Keesey Cypher, a government-trained killer with an ill-fated abundance of classified memories who has since resigned himself to a regrettable existence, sipping away his tainted past. It is this powerful thirst coupled with Cypher’s hunger for games of chance that leads [CONTINUE READING]
Jan 052011
Many people ask me why I wrote my book, Sitting on Cold Porcelain. It actually got placed on my “to do” list when my children were growing up in Philadelphia, PA. I was inspired by humor writers’ like Erma Bombeck. In Aunt Erma’s Cope Book, Erma pointed out the fact that TV and children dominated [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 082010
I have a question. How many times have you walked by a mirrored window and glanced at your reflection and cringed? The other day, I was walking around Campbell, and I happened to turn and look at my reflection in the mirror. Suddenly, I was annoyed. Why was a huge person following me so closely. [CONTINUE READING]
