My Cardboard Balcony

Another week back at my job in the can! Students are chill. Next week, we really launch into our curriculum. I adore being able to be a part of play readings on a weekly basis now. Tonight, I got to play the role of Alphonse Mucha in Theresa Rebeck's Bernhardt/Hamlet, which was super fun. And I got to practice a Czech accent and draw a beard on my face so I could look like this guy! He also designed a ton of posters for Sarah Bernhardt, including this one for her rendition of Hamlet, which is the crux of Bernhardt/Hamlet's plot. Cool, huh? I get to see my family both days this weekend, and I'm hoping to continue to do some cowriting with my sister. We've been working on a fun play together, and I also plan on writing another short play to be read through my online theater company. We're actually putting together a board of directors - to think, OK Zoomer was originally created for a small group of friends! So, yeah. Time to get a bit more shut eye, s...

La Vita by Belinda Roddie Oh, mamma mia! Life is so carefree-a when you drink some sweet sangria and eat homemade quesadillas

Yum by Belinda Roddie The world's on fire, but this sandwich is pretty good.

Best Kittehs by Belinda Roddie Ghost tabbies are a thing. I love them so much.

I Hereby Declare by Belinda Roddie that you are beautiful, that you are remarkable, that you are capable of goddamn nearly anything, and that you are loved, especially by me.

Better Air Quality by Belinda Roddie For the first time in forever, I wasn't inhaling smoke.

Crystalline Couple by Belinda Roddie the woman with geode fingers couldn't touch her lover, but she could still kiss her, with lips as soft as saltwater taffy, and with breath sweeter than simple syrup. and her lover still held hands with her, so when they walked beneath either sun or moonlight, digits glittered against rough skin.