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Yesterday, as I passed the coffee counter at Wegmans, I noticed a tall man with a beautiful big box, most certainly a cake box. I felt the urge to say someth...

Lately, in my endeavors in my various classrooms, I’ve been discussing kindness. As well as the flipside of kindness. In these conversations taking place amo...

I haven’t been able to write since the shooting. If we’re decent human beings, these events knock our souls around. If we’re decent human beings with childre...

"It is a shame for a woman to grow old without ever seeing the strength and beauty of which her body is capable." -Socrates. This Valentine’s Day, be your ow...

Pictured here in my inspiration station is a small collection of the love notes from my husband. Over the years, they arrived with boxes of chocolates of flow...

Three films (Loving Vincent, Limelight, The Greatest Showman) and the Super Bowl touched my life this weekend. All three made up of just the kind of stories...

Today is dark and damp and January. I’m in what my dad calls a “blue funk.” Ever been there? It’s a mix of anxious frustration and a feeling of being stuck i...

What I remember most about The Women’s March of 2017 was a feeling of sustained astonishment. The feeling that something big was happening and I was there to...

My nook and cranny for all things inspirational and important to feeding my creativity when it comes to my acting, teaching, and writing. Where's your sacred...

My creative space is in my laundry room closet where I house all my teaching books for my writing and acting classes, scripts, mementos, rough drafts, notebo...