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“Old Bean’s” techno guide
Michael Kozlowski, my neighbor and well-known technical artist, introduced me to immersive 3D virtual reality and kept a straight face when I asked ignorant questions about the metaverse and mangled the lingo.
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Sneak preview
If you haven’t yet read “Old Bean’s Last Fantasy,” here’s a paragraph to intrigue you: In the silence that followed, she grappled with Marion’s words that on the surface appeared obvious and rational. Of course, she knew Viv wasn’t real, and she wasn’t alive. Yet hadn’t she given Viv life? Contingent life, yes, but nevertheless…
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Old Bean on the move!
I am not quite sure how the Amazon bestseller program works, but it appears that Old Bean’s Final Fantasy was the # 1 bestseller in the category of “adulthood and old age” books on Amazon, and also in “Absurdist Literature.” How long it stays in that position, I will soon find out. But until then,…
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Letting go of your work
Once your book is published or your painting exhibited or your music composition played, it is everyone’s property. Relaxing last week in Rene Magritte’s bedroom at the Mr. Brainwash Art Museum, an interactive art playground, in Beverley Hill.
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Late-Life Books
In doing research about older women for Old Bean’s Last Fantasy: A Late-Life Coming-of-Age Story, I came across some wonderful books by writers over 50. Besides the beautiful Late-Life Love: A Memoir by Susan Gubar which I have already mentioned on Facebook, I recommend The Weekend by Australian writer Charlotte Wood, a celebration of friendship…
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Sandra Chait: writer, educator, wife, mother, and grandmother
Sandra Chait 