Penelope and the Crook
Penelope is told by her lawyer and her granddaughter that that Lou, the crook who was her second husband, has been granted a Presidential Pardon, obtained a passport and is on his way to Chicago to see her and her two first children to whom he was a father. Lou had sent cash through the years, which Penelope had kept secret from everyone in the family. She decides to tell her whole family about the money, how much it was, and how it was used before she is forced to by Lou’s presence. Her story of the cash leads to Mike (Lou’s biological son) and Jim (to whom Lou was a father) having, in turn, to expose their secrets to their families, secrets they have guarded throughout their lives. This is a story of the past misinterpreted, of repentance delayed, of love rekindled and of family dynamics altered.
Late Bronze Age Stories
"I could see that the editing was impeccable, closely attuned to the poetry of the sentences."
- Fred Shafer, Lecturer in the School of
Continuing Studies at Northwestern
Thutmose is a historical figure about whom nothing is known except his art works (the Nefertiti bust) and his name. He and his mate Hasna and their histories are the creation myths for their descendants.
The series explores the roles and problems of being an artist and because many of the artists are female, of gender.
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As well, it explores the stories and strategies of the warriors and traders who protect and hold the kin together in a time of great change and destruction. Seeking safety, they must wander throughout the ancient world, to Minos, to Ugarit (Syria) and then along the trade routes in what is now Iraq and was then Mesopotamia. Always the kin are attracted to the Egypt of Thutmose which was their first home.
Book Club Chronicles
Parts 1 - 9
Set in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, this contemporary series explores the friendships and lives of a group of ladies who meet to study books.
Parts 1 and 2 are framed with the study of The Tale of Genji which was written by a woman in Heian Japan (circa 1200). In Part 3 they study Romeo and Juliet. Then in Parts 4 and 5 they take on Macbeth and Hamlet. In Part 6 it's The Tempest.
The friends of the core group have known each other in many stages of their lives - small children, baseball games, teenage years, dying husbands, romances that either work or don't, retirement from professions or jobs.
They learn from the books they study, learn from each other, take care of each other in hard times, and try to stay mentally alive and sane in an unpredictable world.