By Susan Lilley I watched Rebel Without a Cause on TV one late college night when I learned Sal Mineo was our next big draw at Once Upon a Stage dinner theatre. […]
Dressing Sal Mineo
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The Ravages of Rush: A Message for the Unchosen
By Amy Shackelford Note: I unapologetically call out the Greek system in this post. It doesn’t mean I don’t have friends that love their sorority (I do!), or that I’m a ruthless […]
Greeks, Geeks, and Forever Friends: One Woman’s Experience
By Kim Cruts My grandmother told me to join a sorority because she was worried that I couldn’t make friends on my own. I was a weird kid and not exactly a […]
A Writer and Her Dog: The Story of Chili
By Nancy Welch Fiction writer Nancy Welch tells the compelling tale of how her beloved, problematic rescue pup Chili romped into her heart. First published in a recent special feature of Ploughshares online called “Writers […]
Two Poems by Laura Sobbott Ross
Grace Sleeps through Poetry First Friday Writing Group, Rollins Campus Obligingly, into the circle of us, she falls, clack and hum and hiss of our tongues catching in the soft […]
Skinny Dipping in the Ocean at Age Fifty
By Laura Sobbott Ross Dancing was something we hadn’t done in years, we told one another that night, the three of us marveling at our neon auras, fingers snapping, cupping the […]
SIN-FINALE: Sweet Melissa
A True Tale of Avarice and Pride (with a Side Order of Lust) By Susan Lilley Some people say that “dinner” and “theatre” are two concepts that should never be entwined […]
Monday Night LUST: “Basketball Coach” by Terry Godbey
How I envy his cropped wash-and-wear hair he can shake dry like a dog, his easy uniform of T-shirt and baggy shorts. […]
PRIDE: Beyonce the Feminist
Each of the 7 deadly sins has a counterpart–a positive quality that shows the loving side of lust, the gourmand side of gluttony. Pride has its beautiful side, oui? We LOVE the […]
LUST: Love Man
By Nancy Swan The lights go down. A thrum of anticipation sweeps the audience, then silence as surround sound takes over. The Ronnettes cry out, “So won’t you please be my be […]
The Gloria Sirens 