hello, friends,
well, i have certainly missed you. things have been busy and slow and silly and hot and new yorky and all kinds of stuff.
here's the update:
the book (entitled NO HEAVY LIFTING REQUIRED: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PLAYWRITING AND COLLABORATION), co-written with bruce graham, is off at heinemann. we've done one round of revisions and then, sadly and to our great shock and dismay, our beloved editor lisa barnett died. so, we've been adopted by another great editor and we're awaiting our next move. they still anticipate a fall/winter release.
the 2005-2006 school year is over and i think i made it through, with no real damage. i did have a lovely moment with chris matthews at graduation (apparently, my laugh is a tad too loud), who gave a terrific commencement address.
i spent some great time in new york with WC's jason rubin. we saw HISTORY BOYS (solid and thoughtful good but had some audibility problems), LT OF INISHMORE (squealingly good) and AWAKE AND SING (beautifully good). i stayed in the love palace of chez bennett, did some quality time at the algonquin (heads-up to lisa and norah, joshie, pam, sheri, bella and di) and ate at un deux trois across from ralph fiennes. not too shabby, eh?
i start my phd program at the university of hull (england) in the fall -- from a distance. for those of you who care, i am writing about ken tynan and frank rich and their evolution from reviled theater critics to cultural observers and public intellectuals.
the boys are doing well, though, if you can, please light a candle for cat patche. he's been sick lately and could use our prayers. michael also served as a midwife/dula for 3 adorable little kittens. if you are interested in adoption, let me know.
and then there's this boy who, for the last couple of months, has made me happy. which is nice.
more later, but i wanted you all to hear the latest. drop me a line, okay?
gotohellifyouhatefreedom,
volansky
1 comment:
Yay! I've recently submerged myself in the blogosphere (ok, that's what they called it on the Mother Jones podcast I listened to last week ... I didn't make it up) and I've been checking in with you to see whether you'd be posting again. I'm happy you've returned.
Hull? I spent some time there my junior year. My roommate from home was studying there (I was in Ripon), and I'd visit her on the occasional weekend. How often will you have to be there? Write me an e-mail. I have all sorts of questions (the PhD has been looming large in my brain--I seek input).
Welcome back.
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