Theatre Traditions!

Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. Side note (at the beginning, which seems like an odd place for a side note, but hear me out): I recall responding to a similar prompt not too long ago. Rather than repeat myself, I’m pivoting to talk about theatre traditions. In my last position, onContinue reading “Theatre Traditions!”

Christmas in…June?

I often hear about Christmas in July. It prompts sales and advertising, and people celebrate it because it seems they just can’t wait another 5 months (although retail establishments start displaying stuff in October, even before Halloween). My question is: why don’t we have Christmas in June? The weather would be so much better andContinue reading “Christmas in…June?”

Tradition? Tradition!

What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? Traditions are very important to many people. Repeating rituals on an annual (give or take) basis, passing on those traditions to the children so that they are preserved by the family. Sometimes, when traditions drop away, people lament their passing as if a piece ofContinue reading “Tradition? Tradition!”

Nickname?

What’s the story behind your nickname? In another blog post I talked about the origin of my avatar’s name, and how I came up with Phorkyad Acropolis. Here we focus on my real life name. To begin, I don’t really have a nickname, per se. My birth certificate says, “Stephen Alan Schrum.” My mother onceContinue reading “Nickname?”