10 January 2016: Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia. “The New South is enamored of her new work. Her soul is stirred with the breath of a new life. The light of a grander day is falling fair on her face. She is thrilling with the consciousness of growing power and prosperity.”Henry W. Grady, “The New South” … Continue reading The New South
Author: G. M. Lupo
G. M. Lupo is an author and award-winning playwright from Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been performed at Merely Players Present in Doraville, GA (2019), Academy Theatre in Hapeville, GA (2018), and The Essential Theatre in Atlanta (2017). He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and the Independent Book Publishers Association. His most recent publication is Atlanta Stories: Reconstruction (2020), available at all online book sellers.
We Heart Our Staff
24 May 2021: Warner Robins, Georgia. Appreciation for the school bus drivers.
Real Bible Studies: Matthew 11
Messengers from John After giving his disciples their marching orders, Yeshua is approached by messengers from John, inquiring if he’s the leader John has been predicting. Rather that state it outright, Yeshua instructs the messengers to report what they’ve seen to John and let him decide. In much of Christian orthodoxy, John is heralded as … Continue reading Real Bible Studies: Matthew 11
Early Morning Flower
23 May 2021: Warner Robins, Georgia.
Worthy, Big Sis
Abigail is having lunch alone in the cafeteria and studying for her midterm exams. Her mother and cousin are expected later that evening, so she's hoping to get most of her studying done before they arrive. Her phone rings, and she doesn’t recognize the number. She answers. “Abigail. This is Jillian Hawkins.” “Jillian? I didn’t … Continue reading Worthy, Big Sis
Weird Al Yankovic
Weird Al through the album covers. In the mid-70s, an accordionist by the name of Alfred Matthew Yankovic took a staple of FM radio, the humorous song parody, and turned it into a cottage industry that’s transformed him into a cultural icon known as Weird Al. Starting with song parodies for which he accompanied himself … Continue reading Weird Al Yankovic
Controlled Chaos is Still Chaos
10 January 2016: Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Real Bible Studies: Matthew 9-10
Tax Collectors and Sinners Yeshua returns to Capernaum, where the crowd brings out a paralyzed man. Yeshua is quick to forgive his sins, which raises charges of blasphemy from the scribes. To counter this, Yeshua tells the man to rise, take up his bed and walk, which the individual does, astounding the crowd. Afterward, we’re … Continue reading Real Bible Studies: Matthew 9-10
Blocks
10 January 2016: Atlanta, Georgia.
The Longtimers: Roman Holiday, Isabella
23 March 2019: East Point, Georgia. Isabella Fox hurries through the corridors of the convent where she has spent most of her adult life, now nearing a hundred and fifty years. She received an urgent message from the Mother Superior as she was at her morning prayers, stating she was needed. The Sisters are all … Continue reading The Longtimers: Roman Holiday, Isabella