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Freiestheater = Dead End
In Germany Freiestheater is almost comparable to New York “Off” and London “Fringe”. I say "almost" because at least NY and LN have produced works from their venues that are worth a hoot. With that bit of frustration in mind...
For a struggling writer rejection is good. It means more than being just worst at what you do. It means, at the least, you're also doing something. Seriously. …
Oh Gunter
If only I could focus more maybe this could be an editorial for Der Spiegel.
When the news broke that Günter Grass had recently admitted being in the Schutzstaffel, or better known to the world as the SS, I asked the following question:
Why now?
Why now is this coming out? This has been in public records for years. Is there something to gain as a writer, as a publisher, by doing this now? …
Negative Zero
Disclaimer. The following came to me the other day - as opposed to me coming to it - which happens quite a bit - so bear with me. I had these thoughts that started with: "What is writing?" In order to prevent things from getting out of hand I attempted to hone the thoughts with some quick research (thank you Internets) but was quickly overwhelmed with content. You see, that's the problem of thinking too much - and wanting to follow up and research it all (with the Internets). …
