This week, a story came out a in my alma mater's alumni site. It started by highlighting the wisdom of my first writing mentor:
"'Drama,' Brandeis Professor John Matthews was fond of telling the students in his playwriting class, 'is conflict with something at stake – the higher the stakes, the higher the drama.' David Litwack ’68 was listening closely."
The article brought back memories of a time of aspiration and possibilities. I winced a bit at the "nearly