Who Else Am I?
There’s a lot about Stephen A. Schrum on this site, but I thought I’d introduce you to my other personalities…
Not Now, Nor Ever Been
Years ago, the term “liberal” suddenly became a pejorative term; people began to use it to insult others. The complete breakdown in civil discourse that followed Trump‘s ascension, of course, led to the incitement of the word “libtard” and the development of further insults. Many of us rebranded ourselves as “progressive.” That seemed to dodge…
How Did I Get Here?
One night, in a moment of instrospection, I had this thought: Whoever thought that the child of a single mother raised on welfare would earn a doctorate and later travel around the world? It probably happens more times than I’m aware. (I hope so.) But for me, it seems like an extraordinary thing. When I…
Some Directors…
One of my favorite Berkeley directing stories concerns the professor whom I would later fire from being my dissertation advisor. He was directing a show and my good friend Mike Foster (whom I met as a student in a class I was TA for and who later became a close friend) asked a question of…
