Chewing on the grindstone

I’m pretty happy with my tomato harvest, I haven’t thought that in a long time. Late blight, early blight and septoria take their toll. Even though I grew all blight resistant varieties, they weren’t impervious to the various fungi. Nevertheless,...
Weaving a New Myth

Weaving a New Myth

It’s a fairy tale (for grownups only) about a traveling circus (down on its luck), “weaving poetry, obscenity, magic and love” into a contemporary take on an ancient story, inspired by the poet Rumi’s injunction to “unfold your own...
Josie and Mosie Make Ha-Ha

Josie and Mosie Make Ha-Ha

Improv and stand-up are two sides of the comedy coin, the one conjured out of thin air from crowd suggestions and seat-of-the-pants inspiration, the other honed through careful practice and, as often as not, hostile audiences. The Valley’s premier improv troupe,...
Flight Fight

Flight Fight

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a spybot! The cops! A package from Amazon! Or one of a growing number of uses for nonmilitary drones, those small, remote-controlled flying machines increasingly hovering overhead.   How do you feel about eyes in...
Berwick-Stricken

Berwick-Stricken

The day after the primary, progressives are licking their wounds. One recurring word rolls again and again off the tongues of Berwick supporters: they were “struck” by him. From support of single-payer healthcare systems to ardent objection to casino and...