Recommended by Bill Savage

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    This is a sweet little play that makes us all think about a couple of things: Hurtful words, selfishness, and, the old "wait til you have kids of your own" saying.

    This is a sweet little play that makes us all think about a couple of things: Hurtful words, selfishness, and, the old "wait til you have kids of your own" saying.

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    The title grabbed my attention, and it didn't disappoint. Glad to see he didn't try to build a full-size model! But the analogy of building the miniature and concurrently rebuilding their relationship was poignant. I found the notion of him sitting at the bar every night because she worked there, and then getting a DUI presumably as a result, sort of an interesting side story that fades away into the greater conclusion.

    The title grabbed my attention, and it didn't disappoint. Glad to see he didn't try to build a full-size model! But the analogy of building the miniature and concurrently rebuilding their relationship was poignant. I found the notion of him sitting at the bar every night because she worked there, and then getting a DUI presumably as a result, sort of an interesting side story that fades away into the greater conclusion.

  • Andela

    by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn

    Well, somewhere, Gabriel must be saying, "That ain't the way I did it!" I was really fascinated by the possibility of the Scott/Dr. Krissi rekindling, and how the two marriages interplayed. Such wonderful variances among the different personalities. Of course, Andela is something else. Jacquie really did a great job creating a group of interesting characters. The description of Jordan's cold symptoms were classic.

    Well, somewhere, Gabriel must be saying, "That ain't the way I did it!" I was really fascinated by the possibility of the Scott/Dr. Krissi rekindling, and how the two marriages interplayed. Such wonderful variances among the different personalities. Of course, Andela is something else. Jacquie really did a great job creating a group of interesting characters. The description of Jordan's cold symptoms were classic.

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    Wow, I think maybe all of us have thought about being in this situation. I love the way these two seem to have stuck together through thick and thin; financial difficulties split up so many couples, but these two have stayed together. The lottery win is like the jackpot for them, and I love the way they compare it to what $50 would have meant in the old days. Their perseverance just bursts out over the airwaves! It's fantastic.

    Wow, I think maybe all of us have thought about being in this situation. I love the way these two seem to have stuck together through thick and thin; financial difficulties split up so many couples, but these two have stayed together. The lottery win is like the jackpot for them, and I love the way they compare it to what $50 would have meant in the old days. Their perseverance just bursts out over the airwaves! It's fantastic.

  • I imagine this could only happen in Paris, right? It is cute, and I did sense loneliness in at least John, and maybe both of them.

    I imagine this could only happen in Paris, right? It is cute, and I did sense loneliness in at least John, and maybe both of them.

  • Bill Savage: CONVERGENCE (A Different Christmas Story) by Vivian Lermond
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    Really an incredible Christmas tale that you don't need to wait for the holiday season to appreciate and enjoy. It's a family story loaded with authentic small town British Christmas tradition, food and conversation, as well as all sorts of interesting goings-on, practically from start to finish. The characters range from sympathetic to lovable to mysterious to despicable. Really a Christmas cracker!

    Really an incredible Christmas tale that you don't need to wait for the holiday season to appreciate and enjoy. It's a family story loaded with authentic small town British Christmas tradition, food and conversation, as well as all sorts of interesting goings-on, practically from start to finish. The characters range from sympathetic to lovable to mysterious to despicable. Really a Christmas cracker!

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  • Bill Savage: LOVE AIN'T by Vivian Lermond
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    It's all true, of course, but the real question is, will she take it seriously? Who at that age ever listens to the "voice of experience," right?

    It's all true, of course, but the real question is, will she take it seriously? Who at that age ever listens to the "voice of experience," right?

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  • Bill Savage: Dragged Out by Bruce Karp
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    I got the impression that Edith was, for lack of a better term, relieved that the truth finally came out. I think it was VERY important for these to be the only two characters in the play; anybody else, including Eddie, would have distracted from the one-on-one dynamic. Very interesting how the mother essentially comes around after the life she has known has crumbled. But in a way, I'm not so sure she is that upset about it; frightened, of course, but now she knows her son is probably the best support she has!

    I got the impression that Edith was, for lack of a better term, relieved that the truth finally came out. I think it was VERY important for these to be the only two characters in the play; anybody else, including Eddie, would have distracted from the one-on-one dynamic. Very interesting how the mother essentially comes around after the life she has known has crumbled. But in a way, I'm not so sure she is that upset about it; frightened, of course, but now she knows her son is probably the best support she has!

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  • Bill Savage: In Transit (10 min.) by Robin Rice
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    I just HAD to read this play once I saw the train analogy, and I loved the rapid-fire list of the famous trains -- that was worth the read by itself!
    OK, so are they taking the "ultimate" rail trip? Or is one of them? That's what I believe keeps the reader wondering.
    And then you start thinking, is this just the start of a dual "trip?"
    It's such a cute little story ... like the way their names are the same, too.

    I just HAD to read this play once I saw the train analogy, and I loved the rapid-fire list of the famous trains -- that was worth the read by itself!
    OK, so are they taking the "ultimate" rail trip? Or is one of them? That's what I believe keeps the reader wondering.
    And then you start thinking, is this just the start of a dual "trip?"
    It's such a cute little story ... like the way their names are the same, too.

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  • Bill Savage: Prism of the People by Emily Julian
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    An interesting take, bringing a historic, scientific figure in to enable the main character to come to her own realization. A conclusion that gives us hope.

    An interesting take, bringing a historic, scientific figure in to enable the main character to come to her own realization. A conclusion that gives us hope.

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