Found an email yesterday, buried deep in my in-box, telling me about a novel-writing competition. All I had to deliver was the first 2000 words and a one page synopsis with bio, contact details and age. The deadline was midnight yesterday, PST. As I have an unfinished novel that I recently pulled up, and still... Continue Reading →
Performance Poetry@Playgroup Festival
I gave a performance Saturday night at the Playgroup Festival as part of the Forest of Thoughts Bedtime Stories and Poems. I don't know what ever possessed me to accept a slot at 12:30 AM, immediately following a burlesque act, but there you go. Sometimes we make choices that don't support our higher goals, perhaps... Continue Reading →
Budapest Autumn Festival: A Musical Journey
This piece ran in the Budapest Times in October 2004. Images via Zemanta. Budapest (Őszi) Autumn Festival A Musical Journey by Alison Boston October can be bleak. The leaves and temperatures fall, and the days get shorter. But if you live in Budapest and you feel like hibernating, forget it. The Őszi Festival starts on... Continue Reading →
