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The backyard playwright—a first at age ten
I wrote my first play when I was ten. Wrote, directed and produced Black Widow, starring my playmates in the neighborhood. Our family garage in the backyard served as the stage. We were in rehearsal one afternoon when Britt Leach skidded his bicycle down the gravel driveway. Britt lived a few blocks away. He was [...]
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My first trip outside the U.S.
Fifteen years old. My friend’s mother invited me along on a trip through the Caribbean. A heady invitation for me. People didn’t hop across oceans back then quite like they do now and spring break meant two days off from school to play in the back yard. Leaving the country was a big deal. At [...]
