BeccahFeb 19, 20212 minSecret Gifts: Aesthetic Deprivation in Covid-19I knew that I had Covid-19 when I inhaled deeply my bag of coffee and no aesthetic signals of beautifully roasted bean reached my brain....
coffeeandcreativesFeb 12, 20213 minSwimming to the Other Side of a Painting: Guest Blog by Jessica CookI’m a swimmer and a figurative painter. For years I have wanted to paint the transformative nature of swimming—not the meditative quality...
BeccahNov 13, 20206 minMusic in a Desert: Derek McCauley and Matt Borror from The HoundedIt was a cold February evening in 2020, and I walked up briskly to the restaurant and bar. I had splurged on a babysitter and was going...
ChristinaOct 16, 20205 minGifts Actually: Writing a Musical During Broadway's ShutdownOn March 12, 2020, the show did not go on. The Great White Way went dark. Broadway was emptied of its tourists and theatre-goers, as the...