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A lovely review for Dogboy & Justine:

The most moving of the plays is Racheline Maltese’s “Dogboy and Justine,” directed by Cash Tilton. The setting is a brothel that specializes in kink, and the company duly thanks David Menkes Leather for the scary props and costume pieces. All the working girls are getting clients but Mistress Justine, who has to content herself with a frequent and pathetic caller who wants to be treated like a dog. “Everybody likes dogs,” he explains.

Though funny, Maltese’s work has a depth and poignancy that the other plays don’t access. The caller, played by Christian Barber, gets across an excruciating loneliness, even as we never see him. Stacy Ann Strong is the voice of his distressed mother, who sheds a sad light on why her son is the way he is. Melissa Ferraro plays Justine with a nearly maternal compassion; she’s not hard like the other girls Jeannie (Amanda Boekelheide), Erika (Laneshia Pryor) or Dynamite (Christy Richardson). This is a play that lingers in the mind.

I can't tell you how good this review feels. Remember Dogboy & Justine continues to run as part of Act V: One Act at The Secret Theatre, Jan 20 - 23.

Gallifrey One programming schedule is very fluxy. Times are changing. Panelists are being added. IT IS ALL VERY EXCITING. Real schedule from me here when things are more solid, as I think I'm about to be added to some stuff. I just, btw, stopped myself from volunteering for one in particular, because JUST BECAUSE I HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO PROVE ANYTHING BY SITTING UP THERE AND TALKING ABOUT IT. God, sometimes I just have to be in the audience, or the bar, or sleeping late, or whatever. I think it was the right choice, but if they ask me to do it, I'll do it (in a heartbeat), but I don't think they know me well enough for that to happen. It's fine. See, see? This is me, learning to love with a more open hand. Or something. I am both not even kidding and totally making fun of myself, yes.

Yes, I was one of the gatekeepers for therealljidol this week. And I suppose I should make a brief comment. At this point I sort of view myself as the Simon Cowell of the thing. Some of you love me. Some of you hate me and many of you love to hate me. A lot of you also know I'm right.

Gary asked me to vote for 75 entries to stay. I struggled and struggled to get to that number. Being more generous than I wanted to be, I only made it to 40 on the first past. Eventually I got close to 75, but didn't hit it, and that was even after grading you people on a curve.

How many of you did I really think deserved to stay after reading all those entries? About 25. Maybe. You're lucky I was feeling nice.

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reannon alerts us to the absence of Poe's mourner this year. Like her, I'm surprised by how solidly I find myself hit by this.

The Rabenmutters of Germany: life where women really can't have it all. At least not until schools stay open past lunch.

First world problems: therapists report rise in green disputes.

And yet another new YA book in which a PoC main character is depicted as white on the cover.

US weapons inscribed with Bible references. And we're trying to convince people this isn't about religion?

About 40% of the way through the Jack/Alonso fic now. This time it's working. ( A few sentences of the draft for those who care. )

See, this is why I have to do it this way. Because I can.

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24 hours left on the auctions at help_haiti

Fanfic from me:
http://community.livejournal.com/help_haiti/3155.html?thread=2487635#t2487635

Fanfic from Kali and I:
http://community.livejournal.com/help_haiti/3155.html?thread=2549587#t2549587

you know you want it.

celebrities, inappropriate fan behavior and setting boundaries

cleolinda on celebrities, inappropriate fan behavior and setting boundaries.

I've had like no chance to read this yet, but you can bet I will be (and will be commenting about it) later.

http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/841629.html