A Violin Conspiracy
As a preview to speaking with Brendan Slocumb about his debut novel as part of the Writers Live! series at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, I spoke to him on the phone for WBCJ’s BookNotes. You can hear our 4-minute chat here.
Summer Newsletter 2022
And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer—F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
On May 4th I officially came of age in America. It was on that date, 21 years ago, that I was sworn in as a United States citizen. Yet still, I find aspects of living here curious—like many of the holidays. For a start, “holiday” to me is not simply a specific day, but an entire vacation.
Chautauqua Institute, NY
Monday, Aug 8 - Friday, Aug 12—3:30pm
Synergy of the Arts Across Ages
Exploring the interconnectedness of artistic genres to examine how one form influenced another in creating the particular ethos of an age.
Greedy Reads: The Lost Weekend
Friday, May 13, 2022—6:00pm
Panelist: "If You Love Baltimore It Will Love You Back" Ron Cassie
Spring Newsletter 2022
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.”—from Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Before 24 February 2022, I had not realized so many things about Ukraine—that the flag is blue and yellow; that it is the largest country in Europe; that Chernobyl is located there; that the legendary dancer, Vaslav Nijinsky, was not Russian but was born in Kiev.
