A Whimsical Christmas: Dr. Seuss dance mash-up returns to Nederland High School

Nederland High School prepares 16th annual musical “Whimsical” for the 2016 holiday season. | Photo: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Dec. 8, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer This weekend, the production “A Whimsical Christmas” is coming to the stage for the sixteenth time. Performances will be Friday, Dec. 9,ContinueContinue reading “A Whimsical Christmas: Dr. Seuss dance mash-up returns to Nederland High School”

Sounds of Sharing: Beaumont library hosts fifth annual concert

(Top) Charlotte Mizener, harp, Erin Murphy and Jennifer Shannon (flutes). (Bottom) Charlotte Mizener and Rachel Clark prepare music for “L’Enfance du Christ” by Hector Berlioz, arranged for both the harp and the flute. | Photos: Eleanor Skelton This article was originally published in The Examiner on Nov. 24, 2016. By Eleanor SkeltonStaff Writer The R.C.ContinueContinue reading “Sounds of Sharing: Beaumont library hosts fifth annual concert”

Disorientation and perspective

Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go,Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know,Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I,Feel like I’m glued on tight to this carousel.Come, come one, come all,You must be this tallTo ride this ride at the carnival… –  Melanie Martinez, CarouselContinueContinue reading “Disorientation and perspective”

Haunted by memory

I’ve never been good at saying goodbyeBut everyday I wake up, and I tryI’m haunted by memory, of things I can’t sayThey’re changing me…- Secrets in Stereo, Starting to Rain They say your past will have ghosts. I didn’t really know what that meant until this year. Growing up isolated, I found my first friendsContinueContinue reading “Haunted by memory”