I always figured I’d someday make a Patreon page. When they announced their rate increase for new creators going forward, it seemed as good a time as any to throw one together before that deadline. Spoiler: that is not a useful way to approach this sort of thing. Not that making the page was a […]
Category: Love
As Long As I’m Living, My Baby You’ll Be
My baby daughter is a toddler. Yes, I still call her my baby and she still is a baby in many ways, but she’s also a toddler. Each day, she looks more and more like the older child she’s growing into. (Note: I initially wrote this on the eve of her first birthday as a […]
Goodbye, Ursula
Ursula K. Le Guin has never been on any list of my favorite writers or writerly influences, but she has is both of those. I have read embarrassingly little of her work, if for no other reason than I am that stubborn sort of person who the more you tell me I should do a […]
2018. Finally.
I am occasionally superstitious. Of course, I can’t go for the conventional superstitions. Someone wishing me good luck before a performance, for example, doesn’t bother me, and I only avoid saying “Macbeth” out of respect for everyone I know who does take that seriously. My husband doesn’t even like me to say it in the […]
The New Face Of Self Care
Self care looks very different with a baby. Self care used to be painting my nails, or cleaning the house (not fun, but necessary for my ability to function well), or an hour-long phone call with a writer-friend, or taking a day to sleep in and read a book cover to cover. See where I’m […]
I Am Superwoman: Part Two
In case you missed it, you can find part one here. With everything going on, I made two requests of my baby-to-be: arrive in October – anytime, so long as it’s October – and be under eight pounds. I thought those were reasonable enough, and she apparently agreed. At work, I managed to pass along […]
Busy Busy Theatre Bee
Though I’ve been quiet on here, I’ve been busy. It’s funny how creative things seem to spawn more creative things. I’ve had a ridiculous number of offers and invitations to audition, participate in a reading of a new play to be presented to a professional theatre company, participate in a staged reading of Macbeth (as […]
Seasonal Confusion
Seasons cling in Maine. My corner of Maine, anyway. They’re slow to change. They can be subtle and take their time coming in and are often reluctant to go out. Twice a year I forget which season we’ve left, which we’re in, and which we’re changing into. They come in the spring and fall while […]
Why I Write
I’m currently savoring my way through Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook and came across a section that made me question why I write. Telling stories seems to have always been a fact of life. Somewhere, I still have notebooks filled with a toddler’s illiterate scrawl in crayon rainbows. My grandmother still tells me I can stop breathing […]
The Devil’s Puppet Show
Oh, Internet. I have so much to tell you! Potential theatre-related opportunities are cropping up in the strangest (and best) of places. They may amount to nothing, but just the experience of trying will be priceless. Dracula has been insanely popular. Even our “slow” nights draw decently sized audiences. An iconic story like Dracula performed […]
Melissa Burkart 