by Carole Wallencheck "The Shaman Rat" on May 7, 2009
In library-land they throw around words & phrases like roman a clef, nom de plume, pseudonym, ghost-writer, and pen name – but none of those really fit this situation. This is not a straight-forward title-change, nor an identity crisis. I’m really harking back to my original name for this blog. Without going into the whys and wherefores of how I ended up as The Mistress of Ancient Revelry, and why I’m now returning to my verbal roots, let’s pay a visit to my constant friend, the Oxford English Dictionary… [click to continue…]
by Carole Wallencheck "The Shaman Rat" on January 29, 2009
Despite growing up with a grandfather named Dominic DiOrio and a full complement of Italian relatives, I never inherited the opera gene. And despite growing up with Superman and The Flash, I never inherited the graphic novel gene, either. However, I do confess to having huge respect for American Splendor and great affection for its author, and so I may be sitting in Oberlin this weekend watching Harvey Pekar’s newest venture – an opera. [click to continue…]
