For non-professional dancers, dancing is typically an occasional social activity, but for me it is the axis on which my whole social life turns. When I’m simply listening to music, I prefer alternative and acoustic rock, but when I dance, it’s all about swing and...
Community
HOMES WITHIN, COMMUNITIES WITHOUT: CARA – When Community Begins at Home
Last week, I shared with you the first half of my two-part short film: Homes Within, Communities Without, sponsored by PlatteForum and Lighthouse Writers Workshop. If you haven't seen part one, I hope you'll give it a look, because I believe that somewhere between...
HOMES WITHIN, COMMUNITIES WITHOUT: AUDREY – A Young Homeless Woman Creates Community
In the economic meltdown, the specter of homelessness looms over many people who once felt secure. So, when PlatteForum and Lighthouse Writers Workshop gave me the opportunity to create a short film exhibit on the theme of community, I wanted to relate that topic to...
WHAT IS YOUR COMMUNITY? – Homes Within, Communities Without
This month, every morning when I wake to the pounding, clattering, and growling of machinery and men building the new house two doors down, I’ll stare at my spinning ceiling fan and ask myself, “What is my community?” July 1st, was the first day of my writing...
