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Chicago, Memoir, Puppetry, The Kuklapolitans1 Comment

She Becomes a Puppeteer

August 19, 2019August 25, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

My career in puppetry had its roots in a childhood fascination with puppet shows and their characters, stages, props, and sets.  Long before the 1969 premier of Sesame Street, Chicago-area children like me could watch a bevy of puppets on … Continue reading She Becomes a Puppeteer

Chicago, humor, Memoir (fiction/non-fiction)1 Comment

“Vachement chouette” or “Cowly Owl”

October 1, 2018April 21, 2019 susanbassmarcus1

“Vachement chouette,” a common expression for wonder and pleasant surprise, in the streets, in cafes, well, almost everywhere in Paris. Continue reading “Vachement chouette” or “Cowly Owl”

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