The Indomitable Chou Chou

The day after Thanksgiving this year, Mark and I went to see Chou Chou and the Imperial Palms Orchestra at The Carlyle Club for their holiday kick-off show. We had a great time as always, and after the show, Chou Chou spoke briefly to us about being reborn as a performer, an artist coming into her own. Her words resonated with me and my own struggle to stake my claim as an author in my own right, so I thought I’d share a little about Chou Chou just in case there are artists out there who need...