April plus Madison

Thing Number Three: Intellectual pursuits will only take one so far. When I returned to Queens College for my music degree (my second...

The second of three posts about what my research on operas composed by women taught me about life, the universe and everything.

As many of you know, I spent a good portion of my life researching operas composed by women. As a singer knowing how competitive the...

A couple of weeks ago, I (plus Madison) put out a call for your help in putting the final touches to our new course, From Play to...

If you’re like me, and even if you aren’t, you may have believed that someone who earned a PhD worked really hard to attain a high level...

This month’s blog post was originally going to explore the connections between my research on Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony and my...

Spirit blessed me with my first Hawk sighting of the year today, January 1, 2021 (and before breakfast, no less)! I love Hawks. They are...

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things….” Or rather, the time has come for me to follow through with an idea that...

Blessed Samhain, everyone! I know what you’re thinking: wait, didn’t we celebrate that last weekend? Well, yes and no. What we celebrated...

A few suggestions to help you celebrate Mad Hatter Day .

This Friday, November 17, at 7pm, I (plus Madison) will read from our first chapbook, Madison Hatta’s Book of Unreasonable Rhymes, and...

Mom was scheduled to have a check up with her neurologist to try to pinpoint the cause of her leg problems. I was at home that afternoon....

People have been talking about Carrie Fisher’s and Debbie Reynolds’ passing within days of each other. There was a lot of shock and...

Mrs. Levin was taken ill mid-year, and was replaced by a substitute: Ms. Levine. She was the complete opposite of our permanent...

“Hidden Figures” is such an inspiring film. The everyday heroism of these women can no longer be overlooked, even while some of the...

One of the things that properties like this are selling is escape: Escape from the sometimes-gritty reality of urban living. This brings...

Saying no to the manager meant that I was transferred to manager specialist number two, the third older man that I would speak to that...

Cities vs. suburbs. Perhaps that’s the issue. In March 2016, I spent my Spring Break week in the Orlando Florida Metropolitan Area, and I...

So many people—14,000!—gathered in Orlando, Florida for the American Library Association annual conference in June 2016, and I was one of...

A month or so ago, I saw Yoko Ono’s show at MoMA (which runs until September 7, 2015). When I found out that this was her first solo show...