“My wife at the time had written 3 short plays — for an ensemble of playlets called ‘Mapping the Box’ — In one she has an affair with a high school sweetheart who metaphorically raises our daughter — after the divorce — for a period of time they were married”
“My neurofeedback mentor couldn’t understand why people were canceling their biofeedback sessions — Being British — he understood the consequences of Empire better than his US-born counterparts”
“We had tried several times before to have a child — The day we decided not to go through with the fertility treatment was the day she got pregnant”
“ 8 months in and we had both put on some weight — We were fairly unhappy when our East Coast families called so early and told us to turn on the television”
“I suppose — the expectation — is to say something pithy or political — to acknowledge The Black Sheep — I thought so too — however
“My goal is not to make you uncomfortable — dig up the mass madness — remind you of our complicity in the horror”
“Rather to — just for a moment — remind you it’s just a story”
“A story which — despite the well-coordinated advertising campaign — we will inevitably forget”
“Let us chat — What — after 20 years — are you grateful for? Are there better stories to tell? Pull up a stump and we’ll see where this goes”
Nice, Juris. Bad day. Lot’s of weeping out of the blue. Everything got worse out there after 911, even though everything is so much better, and just the same. Thanks for the work.
Nice, Juris. Bad day. Lot’s of weeping out of the blue. Everything got worse out there after 911, even though everything is so much better, and just the same. Thanks for the work.