THIS is a Gen X Play. A raw and human tale about five Gen Xers who are trying to find their way through mid-life and face reality. (Please let me do something with my life before I die!) Tart, witty, unromantic and full of Gen X angst, it explores the deepest of human feeling, honesty and grief. […]
First Recession Novel is Rocket Man, 40-Something Dads in Hell
40-Something Dads Rocket Man by William Hazelgrove is a novel that captures a 40-something man in hell. The Catcher in the Rye for Generation X men, it nails the times in which we live with the precision of The Graduate. The protagonist, Dale, is plagued with subdivision life and high taxes. His father has come to live over his […]
Nothing between them was a mistake
October night, and you, and paradise So lovely and so full of grace, Above your head, the universe has hung its lights, And I reach out my hand to touch your face… I believe in impulse, in all that is green, Believe in the foolish vision that comes true, Believe that all that is essential […]
Doodly Couch Drawing Journal |How do you feel today?
We often hear how important it is to talk about our feelings and sometimes even write them down. But, what about drawing or even doodling your feelings? I recently published a post about some of the coolest bus bench advertisements I’ve ever seen. They feature the work of a local Oklahoma City author, Amy Morgan, […]
True Prep: Lisa Birnbach Revisits the Preppy Handbook
My sophomore year of high school, Izods, Polos and 501 jeans made their way inward and in droves from the coasts to my rural Kansas high school. A large part of what solidified this style was the mega-hit book from a few years earlier, The Official Preppy Handbook, by Lisa Birnbach, which was released in 1980. The former prep school girl has done […]
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile Turns 45
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is now middle-aged. When I was 7-years-old, I lived on the far end of London Lane in Colorado Springs. The neighborhood was full of tri-level houses, and I could see Pike’s Peak Mountain on my walks to school. I remember those years, but not as well as I did even 10 years ago. It’s like my […]
Still Life Play About Gen-X Disaffection (Alexander Dinelaris)
The Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City’s premier Off-Broadway playhouse since 1955, presents the premier of Still Life. In his review of the play written by Alexander Dinelaris (photo left) (doesn’t he look like a terrific person!?), Andy Probst wrote, “the disaffection many Gen X-ers have for their lives is put under the microscope.” Ben […]