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The city vanishes
Is New York still a helluva town?
Barrie Kreinik
Dec 21, 20205 min read
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Let freedom ring...for everyone
What happens when your liberty negates my rights?
Barrie Kreinik
Nov 17, 20205 min read
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The sound of silence
What do I write when the world is unutterable?
Barrie Kreinik
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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Defying binaries—the trouble with either/or
What happens when we refuse to choose?
Barrie Kreinik
Sep 10, 20204 min read
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Once upon an actress
Remembering that one dream started out as two.
Barrie Kreinik
Aug 26, 20206 min read
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This is what's happening
In-the-moment living amid a global health crisis.
Barrie Kreinik
Aug 12, 20205 min read
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I see London, I see France...
Memories of an epic pre-pandemic journey.
Barrie Kreinik
Jul 29, 20206 min read
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An actor's life for me
Being a performer can be hard. Here's one way to make it easier.
Barrie Kreinik
Jul 15, 20208 min read
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City of ghosts
Around every corner is an apparition from my past.
Barrie Kreinik
Jul 8, 20204 min read
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Love, loss, and what I listened to
Finding solace in the healing power of verse.
Barrie Kreinik
Jun 30, 20206 min read
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Queen of corona
Did I actually have COVID-19? I might never know for sure.
Barrie Kreinik
Jun 24, 20206 min read
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How do we identify? (And...should we?)
We are who we are...and so much more.
Barrie Kreinik
Jun 17, 20206 min read
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Blue, brown, black, white—empathy in action
Lessons in antiracism from Jane Elliott and Jewish ethics.
Barrie Kreinik
Jun 10, 20205 min read
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Verbification, and other made-up words
Maybe it's time we reconditioned the word "friend."
Barrie Kreinik
Jun 3, 20205 min read
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Welcome to the blogosphere...
To post or not to post? That is the question.
Barrie Kreinik
May 23, 20208 min read
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