I hope everyone is enjoying this summer as much as I am. Most of us are getting out and about at last. I’ve been fully vaccinated for a while now, but just recently was able to host overnight guests and even had a party!
As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I appeared as Juror #11 in Twelve Angry Jurors, the co-ed version of Twelve Angry Men, at the Pennsylvania Playhouse. We just finished our run last weekend. The audience wore masks, and the actors wore face shields, but it was still a wonderful live theater experience for all. (The reviews weren’t bad, either!)
I mentioned last time that I was writing on Vocal, but my stories do much better on Medium, so I don’t know how long I will continue to do so. There are only so many hours in the day, and trying to work on multiple platforms is time-consuming.
The woman in the picture above, Cléo de Mérode, is the subject of one of my popular stories. She was once the most famous woman in the world and considered by many to be the most beautiful. The link to that, and other stories I’ve written lately, is below. Please remember to click the heart below if you enjoy this newsletter. Thanks!
Latest reads
History
Meet the Most Beautiful Woman in the World: Cléo de Mérode ( on Medium)
8 of Louis Armstrong’s Greatest Musical Team-ups (on Vocal)
True Confessions
The Asimov Incident: How a Dirty Old Man Killed My Desire to Write Porn (on Medium)
Poetry
7 Haiku Poems for Dad (on Medium)
Summers on Memory Lane (on Medium)
The Selkie’s Sonnet (on Vocal)
The Boys at the Fair (on Vocal)
Thanks for reading. I hope you can spend time with your friends and family. Have a safe and healthy Fourth of July!
Cheers,
Denise