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Diary Friday: “I glanced over at the two theatre majors and the guy grinned reassuringly at me.”

Posted on January 18, 2013 by sheila

Me, Joanna, Brett, and Chuck E. Cheese, the place Brett chose to host his 21st birthday party. I’m 16. Tomorrow is my friend Brett’s birthday. Brett died in February of 2011, suddenly. It was a horrible horrible thing. I have … Continue reading →

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“Take the Scissors and Throw Them Because WHY DO YOU NEED THEM?”

Posted on December 19, 2012 by sheila

My friend Alex is legitimately insane and totally brilliant. If you do not follow along with her Katie’s Corner series, where Katharine Hepburn gives various “how-to lessons”, you are missing out. (She and friend Sean Abley have turned “Katie’s Corner” … Continue reading →

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Boys Minute: Peter Giles on The Art of Voiceover Acting

Posted on December 17, 2012 by sheila

This is awesome and very funny. Peter Giles is a “celebrated voiceover artist” – “but you knew that the moment I said ‘Oh, hey.’” Peter Giles makes a great living doing voiceovers (and when you hear his fabulous voice, you … Continue reading →

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Alex Was Both

Posted on October 2, 2012 by sheila

Please read my friend Alex’s post. “It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.” – E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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Best Quote From Last Night

Posted on September 27, 2012 by sheila

“On a scale of zero to Tess of the D’Urbervilles, how painful is this for you?” – Mitchell

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Snapshots

Posted on September 23, 2012 by sheila

– I am reading Christopher Hitchens’ Hitch 22. Finally. I can’t express how much I miss him. His chapter on September 11 brought me to tears, and the chapter on Salman Rushdie is a masterpiece. – Had dinner at David … Continue reading →

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Susan Hayward Sleeps Raw

Posted on July 25, 2012 by sheila

On Saturday I traveled out to Brooklyn to hang out with Keith and Dan. They had both come to my reading, bless their hearts, and it meant a lot to me to have their supportive intelligent presences in the audience. … Continue reading →

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The Brain Diaries

Posted on June 25, 2012 by sheila

So this has been going on in my friends’ lives. The Brain Diaries: And How Was Your Day? The Brain Diaries: The Woman With the Tightly Wound Hair The Brain Diaries: Her Voice The Brain Diaries: Thank You, Shirley MacLaine … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on June 11, 2012 by sheila

– Spent the weekend at the beach. Drove there on Saturday, spent a couple hours, reading, swimming, writing, clearing my head. Then on Sunday, I picked up Allison and we drove down to the beach. It was an adventure for … Continue reading →

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Party Snapshots

Posted on May 26, 2012 by sheila

– A vehement conversation broke out about Helvetica. Rachel H.: “I cannot STAND Helvetica.” John: “Helvetica is AWESOME.” And so it went. – There were two Rachels and two John’s at the party. The Rachels are good friends and are … Continue reading →

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