Author Archives: Anthony

“I support Black Lives Matter.” “Well, do you support the riots?” Would you be surprised to learn that’s a racist question? Yeah, I was too, when someone finally helped me understand it during a season of protests a number of … Continue reading →

I’m sitting here at Memphis International Airport waiting for my lunch. I’m still trying to process the reading last night. There are many playwrights for whom this would be just another day. They have readings of their work, they’re regularly … Continue reading →

So it’s officially scheduled. My play “Stacks” will get a staged reading on Monday, December 2nd, at the NewWorks@TheWorks festival put on by Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN. I’ve made arrangements to be there. For the reading series, … Continue reading →

Way back in January, I blogged about my recently completed play, “Stacks,” that I was just sending out to a couple of play competitions. It felt like, well, it was a win to just complete it, to get it to the … Continue reading →

No, not that Endgame. This one… Game of Thrones is over, and I, like so many others, have a zillion thoughts about it rolling around. A word of warning – this post is ALL SPOILERS – ALL THE TIME. Do … Continue reading →

My most recently completed play, Stacks, is sitting in a couple inboxes for New Play competitions – the prize is usually a reading and a shot at production, depending on the venue. Another copy is going out today to another … Continue reading →

I grew up reading Fantasy. In fact, I learned to read novels in large part by reading Fantasy. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, A Wizard of Earthsea, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Elric of Melniboné, The … Continue reading →

Sometimes a song is so deeply tied to a place or a time that it almost transports you to another time and place. You see the sights, smell the fragrance, hear the other sounds around the song from that time. … Continue reading →

When last we chatted about writing, I was trying to finish the play “Stacks.” It’s now been finished, rewritten, and sent to a very good trusted reader. I got some fantastic notes from him and the next rewrite is imminent. … Continue reading →

The wife and I are latecomers to the Good Doctor. Various mentions from friends like Zen, Davida, and Cat, had left me for years intrigued about the series. Knowing, however, that it has been going on since sometime in the … Continue reading →