Mirror, Mirror . . .
“Let’s not get existential, Angel. I’m not talking Camus’ The Stranger here. I’m talking about having a body to wrap my arms around at...
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- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
Mr. Right, Ms. Wrong?
"I'm afraid Mr. Right wouldn't want me." - Turn On, Tune Out - Find out more: https://www.amazon.com/Turn-Tune-CYNTHIA-ADINA-KIRKWOOD/dp/...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Sep 4, 2017
- 1 min
Easy Sex, Rampant Loneliness
“Last night was nothing more than one of those desperate lunges at intimacy so common in this part of the world, where sex is easy and...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 31, 2017
- 1 min
Breathing Technology
"Technology has become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, so we are no longer conscious of its pressure. So (in 'Koyaanisqatsi'), we...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 30, 2017
- 1 min
"Virtual Immortality"
“The utopia of the technological order is virtual immortality, hitherto only ascribed to the gods, to the divinity. Now, we have a new...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 29, 2017
- 1 min
Knotted Gun
"Non-Violence" is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward. There are many copies around the world: this one is in...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 16, 2017
- 4 min
Time Stands Still for U.S. Writer in Ireland
The author, at far left, in Listowel with fellow writers, poets, playwrights and storytellers - This piece was originally published in...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 13, 2017
- 5 min
Gloria Naylor: Life From a Black Legacy
Author Gloria Naylor (1950-2016) in 2007 (Photo by David Shankbone) (This piece was originally published in the Los Angeles Times in...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 11, 2017
- 2 min
Trying to Get Pregnant at 40
“I want to have a baby,” Emma said. “Hope I haven’t shocked you. Is it shocking that carefree, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky Emma wants a...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 11, 2017
- 2 min
"Ha Festa na Mouraria" (Mariza)
This year, I arrived too late for the candle-lit evening procession of saints’ statues from the church. However, on Sunday morning, I...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 6, 2017
- 1 min
Festas Felizes, Portugal
AMALIA RODRIGUES Ha Festa na Mouraria There’s a Festival in Mouraria (A. Amargo/A. Duarte) ...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 6, 2017
- 1 min
Homage to Sam Shepard (Nov. 5, 1943-July 27, 2017)
He wrote the screenplay for “Paris, Texas,“ directed by Wim Wenders. I watched it again tonight. Brilliant writing! #SamShepard
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 4, 2017
- 1 min
Brahms Violin Concerto, First Movement
Of all the proofreaders, Emma knew who she was and was happy to be herself. “All right, then,” Angelica said, playing with her hair,...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 3, 2017
- 4 min
A Cuban Odyssey
Author Cristina Garcia at a 2011 symposium on Writing Dangerously in Immigrant America at the Lannan Center of Georgetown University in...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 2, 2017
- 1 min
"You Can Leave Your Hat On"
“What else do you do for relaxation, Angelica?” “I listen to Tom Jones.” “You’re kidding me! My grandmother loved him.” “Your grandmother...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Aug 1, 2017
- 3 min
U.S. Prison: Rite of Passage
“Orange Is the New Black” disturbed me. I am not referring to the content, the writing or the acting in the television series. I am...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 25, 2017
- 1 min
Mendelsohn's Symphony on the Run
Listen to the first movement of Mendelsohn's "Italian Symphony", which influenced Angelica Morgan's "Los Angeles Symphony" in TUNE IN,...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 24, 2017
- 6 min
Poet of More Tolerant Tomorrows
Nikki Giovanni in 2008 speaking at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (photo by Brett Weinstein-Flickr) This article first appeared on...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 21, 2017
- 1 min
"Summertime": Ella Fitzgerald
Listen to the opening aria from the opera, “Porgy and Bess” by George Gershwin, who was an influence of composer Angelica Morgan in Turn...
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@ CYNTHIA ADINA KIRKWOOD
- Jul 20, 2017
- 4 min
FLO: With Wit and Flamboyance, Activist Fights Injustice
Publicity shot of Flo Kennedy (1916-2000) This article first appeared on February 5, 1981 in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper where I was a...
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