by John Berendt When Lady Chablis, the African-American transgender comedienne, died last week she had made her mark in ways that neither she nor I could have imagined when we met in Savannah thirty years ago. At the time, I was researching and writing Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. She was working … Read More
Month: September 2016
The Humans Collective is Coming to The Milford Readers and Writers Festival
by Diana Wiener I am excited, and not a little prejudiced, that the Milford Readers & Writers Festival will be heralded in at the Milford Theatre with an energetic and truly unique performance by Humans Collective, an ensemble of performers who come together to create art that is reflective of the diverse human condition. I’m … Read More
Science Fiction Comes to the Milford Readers and Writers Festival
By Lilian Longendorfer Milford and Science Fiction In the mid-1950’s, at the home of Virginia Kidd, located on the banks of the Sawkill Creek in Milford, Pennsylvania, a group of science fiction writers who developed what has become known as the *Milford Writers’ Conference.* met to discuss and critique each other’s work. The group included … Read More
The Soul of the Milford Readers and Writers Festival
(Image by Preston Ehrler) by Amy Ferris Words. They can lift you, inspire you, move you, rattle you. They can shape you, mold you, flatten you, devastate you. They can cut you deep. They can rip you to shreds. They can make you brave. They can fill you with courage. They can haunt you forever. … Read More