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January 22, 2019
A Photographer to Watch: Troy Schooneman
I haven’t posted here in a while–been working on my memoir–but I wanted to introduce you to someone who has quickly become one of my favorites on Facebook and Instagram, Thailand-based photographer Troy Schooneman. His artistic portrayals of the human form are truly exquisite, and I first found myself thinking they were paintings, rather than […]
November 15, 2018
It's Been 15 Years...
...since we lost the AMAZING Dorothy Loudon. Best known for her Tony Award-Winning work as Miss Hannigan in "Annie," I will always remember her for this brilliant interpretation of two of Stephen Sondheim's most wonderful songs. It's hard to pull off both the comedic and dramatic, at the same time, but she does so, effortlessly..Your talent, Ms. Loudon, will live on.
It’s Been 15 Years…
…since we lost the AMAZING Dorothy Loudon. Best known for her Tony Award-Winning work as Miss Hannigan in “Annie,” I will always remember her for this brilliant interpretation of two of Stephen Sondheim’s most wonderful songs. It’s hard to pull off both the comedic and dramatic, at the same time, but she does so, effortlessly.. […]
November 11, 2018
Seven Years Ago Today…
Seven years ago today, my debut novel came out. I was floored by the response. It had taken me 12 years of writing, on/off, to finally complete my labor of love, inspired by a partner, Shane Sawick, who died of AIDS in 1995. At some point following, a sentence popped into my head. I didn’t […]
October 15, 2018
5 Years Ago…
Five years ago, my collection of short stories came out, Gifts Not Yet Given. While each story is set around a different holiday, it really is about people facing a life moment, and how they choose a path forward. I was very grateful that it received some lovely reviews and even landed on a few […]
September 17, 2018
7 Years Ago, My first Review…
It’s hard to believe, but seven years ago I received the first review for my debut novel, Songs for the New Depression, from Kirkus Reviews (“The World’s Toughest Book Critics”). I was floored: “Edwards-Stout’s engaging debut introduces sassy, outspoken Gabe Travers, a sarcastically witted, near-40, Southern California guy whose homosexuality ‘has never been an issue’ […]
Happy 16th Anniversary, My Love!
16 years. I’d call that a Match.com success story! Who would’ve thunk, two such very different people would end up complementing each other so well? Despite the images we choose to share online, please know that our lives are not perfect. Russ and I have to do the hard work to keep ourselves and our […]
August 5, 2018
To Mason…
I’ve always known my failings as a father, and have a long list of things I’d do differently, if given the chance. Lessons still remain that I’d planned to teach. And I am not yet the role model that I’d always intended to be… My hope with our kids, however, is that they will never, […]
July 17, 2018
Here’s to the Lady Who Lunched
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the passing of the extraordinary, one-of-a-kind Elaine Stritch. A Broadway legend, there are simply no “others” remotely like her. If you were to say, “Get me an Elaine Stritch,” you’d be hard-pressed to find anything close. Biting, sarcastic, iconic, gutsy–with innumerable layers beneath the exterior–this woman who couldn’t really […]
July 11, 2018
In Beulah’s Land
My hubby Russ had a deceased aunt that no one talked about, until one day he heard a bit of her story and, in turn, wrote a poem to honor her. Here is what he shared on Facebook: “Considering where we are with potential, historic, life-altering decisions being made by a far-right Supreme Court. I […]
