Erie Times-News Published July 27, 2007 by Rachel Kaufman All the world may be a stage, but these kids aren’t merely players. There was acting, yes, but also the trying on of costumes, running amok in the theater, attending workshops and, at one point, drumming on the floor to illustrate Shakespearean meter. It’s all part … Continue Reading
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Dave Eggers is weird.
I recently finished Dave Eggers’ first novel, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. This book messed with my mind. He makes such a big deal in the (very elaborate, gimmicky) preface about how true the book is, that I was inclined to believe none of it. Then, at the end of the paperback edition, there’s … Continue Reading
A not-so-secret obsession
For all my talk about Great Literature (I did, after all, just finish A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius–more on that later) I have a dirty secret. Harry Potter. Yes, I admit it! I have been psyched for Deathly Hallows for ages–almost since I finished book 6. I have been even more psyched for the … Continue Reading
Not Dead Yet
I feel like I could go for a walk! Life has been hectic. Good, but hectic. I have a lot of things planned for this blog and it’s a shame I haven’t been able to get them posted. Stay tuned. For now, here’s a gorgeous poem I found through a fellow Erie blogger: Hard Times … Continue Reading
Lucky in Love
Erie Times-News Published July 7, 2007 by Rachel Kaufman The 12 wedding cakes Kevin Horton created this week are the most he has ever done solo. Once he decorated 14 cakes in a day, but that wasn’t when he had to do the baking and washing up by himself. “I have to do what I … Continue Reading
Toast of Greece
Erie Times-News Published July 6, 2007 by Rachel Kaufman Their cupboards went bare then, but not this year. Members of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, masterminds behind the Greek Festival in Erie, are so committed to hospitality that when they ran out of food in 1989, the first year, they went home and made more. After … Continue Reading
Boredom Busters: How to banish back-seat battles
Erie Times-News Published July 5, 2007 by Rachel Kaufman Road trip checklist: Suitcases: check. Snacks: check. Camera: check. Magic wand to prevent cries of “I’m bored!” from the back seat: Um … put a hold on that. Though there’s no easy solution to backseat boredom, a little planning goes a long way. Whether you’re a … Continue Reading
Who loves Kurt Vonnegut most?
Apparently it’s US Airways Magazine, the inflight mag for the airline of the same name, whose June 2007 issue brags it contains Vonnegut’s last interview. Four times. Even though they did mention it four times, the bragging wasn’t as tacky as it could have been; I suppose if you’re a magazine and you did happen … Continue Reading
Blues, Jazz fest to go green
Erie Times-News Published June 29, 2007 by Rachel Kaufman Erie Art Museum’s annual Blues and Jazz Festival is pioneering three environmentally friendly initiatives that could make Erie a cleaner, greener place to live. The festival, which takes place in Frontier Park the first weekend in August, will sell “green tags” to fund the purchase of … Continue Reading
Getting press coverage part 2: the editor’s desk
I promised over a month ago to write a guide to getting your work into print. Before we start, though, a disclaimer: If you are serious about starting a writing career, there are books and web sites galore that will give you more than enough information about the process of writing query letters, the right … Continue Reading