Sublime

She’s the person mapping out the production, crafting the scenes, bringing out the best among actors and actresses, honing the project or company theme, building the chemistry, getting it done.

Cast members, unlike writers, were each provided with a car and driver to get to the after-parties—more specifically, with a gigantic black Cadillac Escalade SUV—and I’d arranged to ride along with Henrietta and her wife, Lisa.

She imagined a backyard for Sam, and a yellow dog of indeterminate lineage from the shelter, and walk-in closets, and laundry done sans quarters and in the privacy of her own home, and no one living above them or below them.

a Coming of Age story, or Bildungsroman, or maybe a Rags to Riches story—but

friend’s uncle had just been elected

Craig will do anything his mother asks even if the request conflicts with Erin’s needs, and the partners often fight about how connected Craig is to his mother. During their arguments Erin frequently asks, “Are you married to me or to your mom?” Craig believes love must be earned by helping the other person through their pain and works hard to be s