Author: Doni M. Wilson
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“Telling It Like It Is”: The Alley’s “A Night With Janis Joplin” Rocks the House
A few years ago I saw “Love, Janis” at The Alley Theatre. It was one of the best things I had ever seen there, and I didn’t want it to end. The actress channeled Janis Joplin and her songs with aplomb, and it was one of the most successful runs in the history of…
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H-Town Diary: The Pathways of November
I know it seems like civilization is falling to pieces, and that we cannot agree on anything, and that uncertainty can fill up a little too much real estate in your head. And that even though Houston seems far away from Paris and Beirut and Tel Aviv, that things are so terrible all over, and…
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A Million Rose Petals: A D-Day Remembrance
Originally posted on Reflection and Choice: On 6 June 1944 Americans stormed French beaches in the Battle of Normandy under commander Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was the turning point for World War II, and was decisive for defeating Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. Americans wounded after storming Omaha Beach, 6 June 1944 Yet last year,…
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Downton Abbey Withdrawal: Not. Pretty.
When I first started watching Downton Abbey, it was an escape from all sorts of things: grading papers, organizing closets, reading books that are really hard and force you to google words that you don’t know. You know: stuff you have to do. Well, one of the first things I noticed was the presence of…
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