“ What I find most fascinating about tragedy and trauma is how they resonate over time and distance... how they stays with us alongside happiness and triumph. There’s a symbiosis between great love and great loss in “Only Human,” that brands the heart, sharing both the tragedy being remembered and the happiness inspired by the person who was taken away. The monologue also confronts how being near a tragedy affects one differently than if one had directly been part of it while it happened. All this is examined through a spiritual lens that is deeply and individually personal. Beautiful! ”

“ Breathtaking in its simplicity, and gut-wrenching in its humanity, this is a beautiful monologue about an all too common occurrence these days, written with O'Grady's customary elegance and style. Moving, and unfortunately, necessary. ”

“ An absolutely breathtaking piece. O'Grady has such a gift for storytelling and character and doing so much with so little. This feels so real--every bit of it. It's written from such a place of raw honesty and truthfulness. It is somehow simultaneously delicate and fragile while being incredibly powerful and demanding of attention. One of the best monologues I've ever read. ”

“ An interesting take on gun violence and how it affects the innocent. What would Jesus do? That's a good question for the survivors and one we all need to ask if affected by this crisis. ”