June Brides

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows

Here’s a question: is there such a thing as out-and-out happiness? Before giving my answer, I am going to describe one of the most lovely of wedding ceremonies I’ve been fortunate enough to attend (and doubly lucky me, participate in). C and C decided to...

Thumbs on the Wheel, Buddy

by | Jun 10, 2010 | On Springfield

Remember when life was simple, and you could safely assume the swerving driver in the car next to yours had just tied one on at the local pub?Now, thanks to the wonders of technological advancement, there’s all kinds of reasons for idiotic behavior. Perhaps that...
Public Choreography

Public Choreography

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Stage

In the center of a paved cul-de-sac, in the middle of an otherwise empty field, stood a woman, statue-still, absorbing the fading evening light. She wore a magnificent hoop skirt that looked from a distance to be made of rose petals. Her arms were frozen in the air. A...
Field of (Broken) Dreams

Field of (Broken) Dreams

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Stage

I’m not a native New Englander, but I’ve been a Red Sox fan long enough to have had my heart broken in 1986, when an impossible series of errors cost them the World Series and for many fans confirmed, yet again, the intractability of The Curse. The...