I am one of those insufferable people who overuses puns. I have the words, “Choose thigh words wisely,” tattooed on my left thigh. It’s that bad. So it will surprise no one…
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“Lifeboat,” a one-act opera with Matthew Peterson produced by Washington National Opera, received a nice mention in both the The Washington Post and Classical Voice America. Charles T. Downey specifically mentioned the…
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Ever since the election, I’ve felt like a hypocrite. A few months ago, I wrote an article that argued that people in our country need to build bridges, not put up walls.…
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“May I share my testimony with you?” I’ve been asked the above question countless times. Usually, though not always, I say yes. I’m not sure if the concept of “testimony” is prevalent…
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Not a bad bone in her body. That’s what the people of Midway, Missouri, said about her. Not a one. Of course, Alberta Leigh Bloomfield knew better than that. She would never…
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Matthew and I received a commission to write this piece last winter, and we had a draft done by the spring. At the time, the thought of a Trump presidency was still…
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Bloody Mary Music by Kay Clark Libretto by Emily Roller Three troubled teenage girls, strangers to one another, are transferred to the secluded Gift of God Home for Girls after being orphaned…
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Why We Bleed Composer – Sky Macklay Librettist – Emily Roller Synopsis: “Why We Bleed” is a dramatic exploration of the evolution of the endometrium. U, a uterus, believes that pregnancy is…
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This election, socially conservative Christians, including many of my own family and friends, have found themselves without a candidate who represents what they want in a leader. Trump is not it. But…
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Occam’s razor is a principle that states that among competing philosophies, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected. Or, in other words, the simplest explanation is probably right. There are…