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Cherie Burns is the author of  two previously published non-fiction books:  The Great Hurricane: 1938, published by Grove/Atlantic (2005) and Stepmotherhood—How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out or Wicked (Times Books).  Her work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, People, Glamour, New York, Sports Illustrated, Constitution and other publications.    She lives in Taos, New Mexico and is currently at work on the first biography of Standard Oil heiress and fashion icon Millicent Rogers for St. Martin’s Press.

Here at production central–what could I be forgetting?  I’ve barely noticed the holiday buildup–well there’s the wax buildup on my counter top from the Chanukah candles but I’ve avoided much of the crazy–or have I missed out on great commercial-cum-national bonding session?

This week’s post is installment 2 in my big show blog at http://Miriamfeder.com Just scroll down the page to pick up Installment 1, if you’re a stickler for order. I’ve also reposted What is Chanukah All About and Manhattan Christmas (coming next Saturday.)–this time the In Print versions–since so many of you like those. (thanks!) I’ve recorded them with http://30hourday.org/ for a fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank, Toys for Tots and other charities. Check out this interesting high tech community  project.

Are you able to put out a call to arms, or rather, a call to the show?  You have contact lists and many of you are facebookers.  Here’s a little item you might post as your facebook status or edit a little for an email blast. (Wouldn’t you like to be part of a healthy virus? )

Miriam Feder is premiering her original musical in PDX Jan 15–31–The Only Way Out is Through–at the Sellwood Masonic Lodge. Take a look at her fanpage. Leave comments (she’d love that.) Copy this and make it your status today. Let’s see if we can help fill her shows. Tickets are available through her website at miriamfeder.com

—now you go to those funny little icons below the box and click on the piece of paper icon–”add a link”–and paste in this link to my fan page: http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=148636909781#/pages/The-Only-Way-Out-is-Through/146421976618?ref=ts

Or paste in the link to my website http:///miriamfeder.com if you think they’d prefer that (this is probably better but some people might prefer to stay in the facebook environment–dunno why.)

This will really help my cheap marketing campaign and bring cheer to the gloomiest month.  If you’re interested in VOLUNTEERING, if you want to talk about CHEAP TICKETS FOR YOUR GROUP  please email me!

Thanks!  Wishing you lots of holiday love, chocolate and cheer.

Miriam

The Only Way Out is Through
See the show!   January  15-31
Sellwood Masonic Lodge, PDX
nochowfun@gmail.com
http://miriamfeder.com

You taught me about light.
How it pulls flowers
from the ground,
bursts into stars
on quiet nights,
and how
you have to catch it
quickly
if your camera
is in the trunk.
You showed me how light
can make a bed
become a cloud,
send sparks
jumping across sheets,
divide the cat in two,
and hover
in a circle
above your head.
You taught me about light,
but I wonder
if you know
the shadow
light leaves
when you unscrew
the bulb
and walk
away.

(From a Range of Light – The Americas, Nimrod International Journal Spring/Summer 1998 Volume 41 No. 2)

Moving to Taos
from Hollywood
It takes time
to trust
that the backlit
wonder
of Taos Mountain
won’t one day
be wheeled away
by magpies
wearing work boots
once filming stops.

Lyn Bleiler
(From La Puerta, Taos – the Art of Fetching Sky Volume I copyright 2009)