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March 18, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a busy week! Tuesday, March 15 was Trinity Irish Dance Company at the Joyce. I adore the Joyce. You never know what you\u2019re going to see. The first act of the Trinity Company was so boring. I felt like a chaperone at a junior prom. The guys strummed violins and guitars and hung together. The girls jiggled around. Something happened during intermission. The girls learned how to dance and the boys learned how to play their instruments. The second act was spellbinding. Billed as a hybrid of Irish step and American tap, the stage and the audience were alive, dancing together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, St. Patrick\u2019s, a friend and I went to Highlights in Jazz at Manhattan Community College. As its creator, Jack Kleinsinger, never tired of reminding us, its New York\u2019s oldest running jazz concert. Ellington Everlasting was the show. It was tired jazz. You had to be at least eighty-five to appreciate the memories of long ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have borrowed\u00a0 text and an image of a remarkable Ukrainian woman from Sotherans, the fancy-schmancy London bookstore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lesia Ukrainka (1871-1913) was an extraordinary Ukrainian woman. She spoke all major European languages, was well-versed in the Classics and wrote pro-Ukrainian poetry and poetic dramas. She reached her literary heights in her poetic dramas. Ukrainka’s first drama was Blakytna troianda (The Azure Rose, 1896), which describes the life of the Ukrainian intelligentsia. In further dramatic works she developed a new genre, that of the \u2018dramatic poem.\u2019 The first such work was Oderzhyma (A Woman Possessed, 1901). Particularly important among her works are the dramatic poems on the subject of prisoners in Babylon, which were meant to serve as symbols of the imprisonment of Ukrainians within the Russian Empire’ (Encyclopedia of Ukraine, online). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little bragging and a lot of hope\u2026I\u2019ve edited D. M. Barr\u2019s email. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Chapter of Sisters in Crime released an anthology of sixteen short stories titled, Justice for All: Murder New York Style 5.<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The anthology is eligible to be nominated for the Anthony Award, to be given out at Bouchercon later this year. If you are eligible to vote, please consider nominating this book for Best Anthology. The information is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice for All: Murder New York Style 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edited by D.M. Barr and Joseph R.G. DeMarco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published by Level Best Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you especially enjoyed some of the stories, please consider nominating them for best short story. Here are the titles and authors, in the order the stories appeared in the book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEADING LADIES – Lori Robbins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE TEACUP – Catherine Siemann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE ART OF PAYBACK — Cathi Stoler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE NEW GUY–Anne-Marie Sutton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A TRIAL FOR THE BOOKS–D.M. Barr<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAVID AND THE GARMENTO–Roz Siegel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE THANKSGIVING RAGAMUFFIN–Kathleen Marple Kalb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RISKY ASSUMPTIONS–Ellen Quint<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAMILY MATTERS–Mary Jo Robertiello<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN THE CAGED BIRD FLIES–Catherine Maiorisi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT MATTERS MOST–Nancy Good<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINDY WILLOWS–Nina Mansfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO LUCY–Susie Case<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INJUSTICE IN BROOKLYN–Stephanie Wilson-Flaherty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAUNDRY AFTER MIDNIGHT–Nina Wachsman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HARBOR LIFE AND CITY SILT–Elle Hartford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, please encourage your friends to read the anthology and leave a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. It would go a long way in helping us bring well-earned kudos to the contributing authors.
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