Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Playwrights Foundation-The New Play Institute: New Play Boot Camp starting

February 17, 2009 Dominic Orlando New Play Boot Camp Starts Next Week! Almost Full: Enroll Now Don’t miss the chance to sweat your way to a one-act in two weeks! Feb. 28 – Mar. 12 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 6 … Continue reading

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Randy Ford Author-on the Zen of bicycle touring

      There are some lessons about life that can be learned from bicycle touring.   As a boy I owned a bicycle, a bicycle I used in my business as a paperboy.   I had a route, and I knew that route … Continue reading

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Vera Marie Badertscher-started a new travel blog

      Vera Marie Badertscher has started a blog, “A Traveler’s Library,” which talks about books that inform and enrich travel.  “I talk occasionally about movies, as well.”  Check out http://atravelerslibrary.com and leave a comment or suggest a book or movie.  … Continue reading

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Randy Ford-on Asian hospitality an education

      As we traveled throughout Asia, we were shown hospitality almost every day; and we never paid or asked for it.   We were invited into homes and treated royally, in both cities and rural areas.   The children appeared first; as … Continue reading

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Authors Esther Royer Ayers and Richard E. Kelly-presenting at the 2009 Tucson Festival of Books

      Esther Royer Ayers, author of ROLLING DOWN BLACK STOCKINGS, and Richard E. Kelly, author of GROWING UP IN MAMA’S CLUB, will present a lively interaction entittled “Two Remarkable Stories of Growing up in Cults told with Compassion and Humor” … Continue reading

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Randy Ford Author-on Phuket Thailand and chasing evil spirits away

      Nakonsithamasat was Nakonsithamasat with or without the fair.   I suppose what people saw at the fair depended on their orientation.   And we men, oriented the way we are, saw that the women were naked.   Most of us are attracted … Continue reading

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The University of Arizona Poetry Center-Billy Collins presenting at Tucson Festival of Books

Tucson Festival of Books Where: University of Arizona When: March 14-15 Other authors attending include: Luci Tapahonso, Jennifer Lee Carrell, Jefferson Carter Online: tucsonfestivalofbooks.org Also: Billy Collins will be the main attraction at a 6:30 p.m. March 12 reception at … Continue reading

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