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“The Hours” & “Day” — A Video Chat with Pulitzer Prize Recipient Michael Cunningham

MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM is an award-winning American author and screenwriter with a career spanning over four decades. He has written eight novels, two screenplays, and published a collection of short stories and non-fiction pieces. Cunningham is most well known for his 1998 novel, “The Hours,” which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was later adapted into a movie starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman.

A Family of Writers

Posted by Elman + Skye

PETER ALSON’s is the author of seven books, including the novel, “The Only Way To Play It,” and the memoirs, “Take Me to the River” and “The Vig.”
ALICE O’NEILL is a screenwriter who wrote for “Billions” on Showtime for three seasons, and has created and developed series for ABC Signature, Freeform, and Paramount Television.
EDEN ALSON is the 17 year-old author of 2 novels. Her first novel, “The Novice Twins,” was published when she was in 8th grade. Her second novel, “Far From Here,” was published in 2023.

Douglas Huebler: One of the Fathers of Conceptual Art

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DOUGLAS HUEBLER (1924-1997) was one of the inventors of the Conceptual Art Movement, and exhibited in the most prestigious museums and galleries. He was also Dean of Cal Arts, and chair of the art department at Harvard. His son, DORNE HUEBLER (b.1955), was a pioneer in animation, working at Walt Disney studios and with George Lucas at Industrial Light & Magic.

Lise Motherwell: Lessons Learned from Robert and Helen

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LISE MOTHERWELL, PhD, PsyD is a retired licensed psychologist and President of the Board of Trustees the Provincetown Art Association & Museum (the original PAAM). Prior to becoming a clinician, she earned a PhD in Learning and Epistemology from MIT’s Media Lab where she studied learning styles and gender differences in how children interact with computers.

Richard LeBlond: “Homesick for Nowhere”

Posted by Raymond Elman

RICHARD LEBLOND is a retired field biologist. His essays and photographs have appeared in many U.S. and international journals, including Montreal Review, Weber – The Contemporary West, Lowestoft Chronicle, Still Point Arts Quarterly, Concis, and Trampset. His work has been nominated for “Best American Travel Writing” and “Best of the Net.” His first book, “Homesick for Nowhere,” was published in 2023.

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DRINKING WITH TRUCKERS

I have just returned from my annual journey west. In a radical route change from North Carolina to Oregon, I spent my second night in Albert Lea, MN. Had dinner at a bar where there were six other customers – all truckers, ranging in age from mid-30s to maybe 60. They were so familiar and relaxed with one another that at first I thought they were locals, but learned that none had met any of the others before that evening. I complimented them on that, and before my evening was done they had bought me three whiskies, on top of the dinner ale. We spent much of the evening talking about favorite places to drive through, and about good and bad drivers, of both trucks and cars. At one point, I, in my infinite cluelessness, said: “Whoever is both a veteran and an old hippie, raise your hand.” I was the only one who did. But about half an hour later, we started talking about rock ‘n roll – the Stones, Led Zeppelin, you know, classic late 60s/early 70s hippie music. “Wait a minute,” I interrupted, “I want a recount of the old hippie vote.” “Hippie wasn’t the problem,” one of them said. “Old was the problem.”