Email Author Alison Sieloff

2009 Stories by Alison Sieloff

• Well-Versed

  published November 12, 2009

  Poems can certainly stand on their own, as emotive expressions and works of art, but they can also work in concert with other creative forms. When... More >>

• Outside, Looking In

  published November 12, 2009

  Visual art doesn't just satisfy the viewer's need for eye candy — it can serve as a kind of therapy for the artists, helping them transform... More >>

• Drum Headquarters

  published November 12, 2009

  Traditional Middle Eastern music doesn't have to just come out of the Middle East — heck, it can waft up and out of the streets of Brooklyn,... More >>

• A Wicked Good Time

  published November 4, 2009

  While most of the good people in the world are against villains, we've decided we're for some evildoers, at least the fictional ones. Just think... More >>

• Pointe of Power

  published November 4, 2009

  When you think of dancerly qualities, flexibility, poise and grace are usually at the top of the list. But dancers have to be crazy strong, too,... More >>

• All Fired Up

  published November 4, 2009

  Fire brought the caveman out of darkness and helped him develop s'mores. These same flickering flames still serve as a source of warmth, light and... More >>

• Rich in Song

  published October 28, 2009

  How many times has each of us thought like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof? Finish this sentence: If I were a rich man (or woman), all... More >>

• Day of the Dead

  published October 28, 2009

  The post-Halloween letdown can be tough. Your sugar levels have crashed, your pillowcase is ruined with costume makeup, and you're not sure... More >>

• Another Brick in the Crumbling Wall

  published October 28, 2009

  While there are no shortage of decaying buildings within the city limits, photographer Dan Younger chose to document the shambles of one... More >>

• Normal or Paranormal? You Make the Call!

  published October 28, 2009

  When an entire town is haunted, as Alton, Illinois, is, you know the Halloween celebrations there have to be pretty spooky. Something as innocent... More >>

• Feel the Fear

  published October 21, 2009

  You've seen The Shining so many times that Jack Nicholson and his "Here's Johnny" routine aren't frightening in the slightest. And when... More >>

• Buy Local, Feel Good

  published October 21, 2009

  Buying handmade goods always feels more special than running up to your local big-box store and throwing some mass-produced thing into the cart.... More >>

• Catch This!

  published October 21, 2009

  Some folks are experts at keeping 50 ideas in their heads at once and totally staying on task. Others of us, not so much. We wonder which group... More >>

• More Yarn, Not Yawns

  published October 21, 2009

  Oh, the plight of the knitter! Until recently, she wasn't viewed as cool and crafty, but instead as frumpy, uptight and 100 percent grandmotherly.... More >>

• Nevermore

  published October 21, 2009

  Even as we celebrate the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe's birth this year, the Baltimore Poe House & Museum recently laid the author to... More >>

• Get Busy

  published October 14, 2009

  Everyone these days is into multitasking. Why just watch TV when you can simultaneously be reading the news online and going through your mail? Or... More >>

• It's Just A Little Brush

  published October 14, 2009

  Artists seem like a whole different breed of folks, what with their berets and fancy cigarettes and everything. Even though you feel creative from... More >>

• To India, By Film

  published October 14, 2009

  There is a vast world out there, and unless you're a lottery winner or, say, an independently wealthy inventor, you're not going to be able to see... More >>

• Now Hear This

  published October 7, 2009

  If we had to assemble a taste of Earth today to send to the aliens, the gold record (aliens have standards, you know) would likely be populated... More >>

• "Party" Is German for "Party"

  published October 7, 2009

  Our lives are filled with many unanswered questions. Where does the sky end and space begin? Will humans ever be able to travel through time? Why... More >>

• Feed Your Head

  published October 7, 2009

  Who says that reading is a lost art? Non-readers, perhaps, or maybe that's the kind of thing out of the mouths of folks who haven't attended the... More >>

• This Is Big

  published October 7, 2009

  All right, by now you've probably had a look at Chesterfield's sculpture of a giant man on the local news. You were wowed by the size of The... More >>

• Settle the Score

  published September 30, 2009

  THE FINAL THREE PERFORMANCES OF LOVE KILLS HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO A PERSONAL LOSS IN THE COMPANY. With every episode of Forensic Files... More >>

• Fill 'Er Up

  published September 30, 2009

  That empty feeling you get inside...man, there's nothing worse. Just when you think you've moved on, that sinking hollowness is back to haunt you.... More >>

• Here Comes Trouble

  published September 30, 2009

  When someone is letting three witches guide his or her life, you know there's going to be trouble. (That is, unless the witches are the three on... More >>