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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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Sep 8, 20171 min read


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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Sep 4, 20171 min read


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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Aug 31, 20171 min read


"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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Aug 30, 20171 min read


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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Aug 29, 20171 min read


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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Aug 16, 20174 min read


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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Aug 13, 20175 min read


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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Aug 11, 20172 min read


"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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Aug 11, 20172 min read


Festas Felizes, Portugal
AMALIA RODRIGUES Ha Festa na Mouraria There’s a Festival in Mouraria (A. Amargo/A. Duarte) ...
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Aug 6, 20171 min read


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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Aug 6, 20171 min read


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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Aug 4, 20171 min read


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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Aug 3, 20174 min read


"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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Aug 2, 20171 min read


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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Aug 1, 20173 min read


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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Jul 25, 20171 min read


Nikki Giovanni: Poet of More Tolerant Tomorrows
Nikki Giovanni in 2008 speaking at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (Photo by Brett Weinstein-Flickr) The article below first...
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Jul 24, 20176 min read


"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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Jul 21, 20171 min read


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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Jul 20, 20174 min read


"Conducting the Warblers"
Listen to the warblers, one of composer Angelica Morgan's influences, while reading more about Angelica in TURN ON, TUNE OUT: “I’ve...
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Jul 17, 20171 min read
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