As an essayist I was excited to see Other Desert Cities at Arena Stage the other night. The play concerns a young woman named Brooke who, after a serious run-in with depression, reveals to her family that she’s writing a memoir about them. Well, not is writing. Has written. And not just any American family … Continue reading »
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Magical Realism and the Longing for Justice
Juan Miró’s Lunar Bird rests in the Hirshhorn Museum’s sculpture garden on the Mall in DC, a nice reminder of the fantastical in the midst of the everyday. Wish I’d taken my own photo when I saw it last, but this one is from the Smithsonian – so check them out. Photo by Eric Long … Continue reading »