I wanted to drop in and give a little thanks to all of you here for your support over the past two years of researching and writing this play. We're starting to work on production now, with a debut slated for May 2010 in Calgary. Stay tuned.
Currently, I'm writing a novel online in a contest. If you're interested, you can check it out at www.textnovel.com and it's call The Full Moon People. If you like it, cast a vote for me by pressing the thumbs up icon.
Thanks for following along and we'll keep you posted on the play.
Deb
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Big News
Calgary Writer Wins Prestigious National Award
Calgary writer Deborah Nicholson has won Canadian Pain Society’s inaugural Pain Awareness Award (2009). Ms Nicholson is the author of the Kate Carpenter Mysteries series (Severn House).
Ms. Nicholson, a medical transcriptionist with Alberta Health Services Calgary Chronic Pain Centre (the largest pain centre in Canada), spent a year interviewing caregivers, patients and their families in order to learn about chronic pain and its impact. The play, The Pain Diaries, took another year to complete. In this two act play Nicholson uses humour to tackle the very difficult and misunderstood subject of chronic pain.
She says “I couldn’t stop thinking about these people and their stories, they haunted me. I had to find a way to bring this to the public, so we could start to understand how lives are altered by this misunderstood condition.”
The contest was adjudicated by a national panel of pain experts, whose comments include:
“I would give this first place out of those presented, because this is so powerful. It will be even more powerful when presented …”
“ …the story of a person suffering pain and its consequences for her and her family. It’s told with humour and candor. The hand‐down winner for me”.
The award is sponsored by Biovail Pharmaceuticals Canada and will be presented in Quebec City at the National Conference on May 29, 2009. The play will be presented at the 2010 National Conference, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta. There has also been interest in staging it in Australia, also in 2010.
Calgary writer Deborah Nicholson has won Canadian Pain Society’s inaugural Pain Awareness Award (2009). Ms Nicholson is the author of the Kate Carpenter Mysteries series (Severn House).
Ms. Nicholson, a medical transcriptionist with Alberta Health Services Calgary Chronic Pain Centre (the largest pain centre in Canada), spent a year interviewing caregivers, patients and their families in order to learn about chronic pain and its impact. The play, The Pain Diaries, took another year to complete. In this two act play Nicholson uses humour to tackle the very difficult and misunderstood subject of chronic pain.
She says “I couldn’t stop thinking about these people and their stories, they haunted me. I had to find a way to bring this to the public, so we could start to understand how lives are altered by this misunderstood condition.”
The contest was adjudicated by a national panel of pain experts, whose comments include:
“I would give this first place out of those presented, because this is so powerful. It will be even more powerful when presented …”
“ …the story of a person suffering pain and its consequences for her and her family. It’s told with humour and candor. The hand‐down winner for me”.
The award is sponsored by Biovail Pharmaceuticals Canada and will be presented in Quebec City at the National Conference on May 29, 2009. The play will be presented at the 2010 National Conference, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta. There has also been interest in staging it in Australia, also in 2010.
Mondays with Marlene
In my opinion ...
Sexy, Sexier, Sexiest
There used to be a bunch of jokes making the rounds about foreplay. They were usually pretty crass and we all laughed, especially the women, because often they seemed like a page out of our lives. You know – that old “slam bam thank you ma’am” thing. As we grow older, foreplay is often as much fun and enjoyable as intercourse, and if we’re living with chronic pain, there are times it’s the only way to go. So how do we keep this important part of our relationships alive and well? Good question.
Because of the physical demands intercourse puts on our bodies, it may be time to check out the lay of the land, so to speak. Let’s do what we always wanted to do – try something different; be adventuresome. Try spending more time on foreplay and less on actual intercourse. In other words,” kill the slam bam thank you ma’am” approach to sex. Spending time arousing your partner and giving him/her pleasure while in a comfortable position, your intimate time together can last longer and actually be satisfying. By recognizing that our minds and bodies are linked, we can increase the sexual pleasure we experience through both physical and cognitive stimulation. It sure sounds like fun to me and I know your partner will agree.
There’s lots more to talk about and I’ll be doing that in future columns. In the meantime, my advice to you is practice, practice, practice.
Sexy, Sexier, Sexiest
There used to be a bunch of jokes making the rounds about foreplay. They were usually pretty crass and we all laughed, especially the women, because often they seemed like a page out of our lives. You know – that old “slam bam thank you ma’am” thing. As we grow older, foreplay is often as much fun and enjoyable as intercourse, and if we’re living with chronic pain, there are times it’s the only way to go. So how do we keep this important part of our relationships alive and well? Good question.
Because of the physical demands intercourse puts on our bodies, it may be time to check out the lay of the land, so to speak. Let’s do what we always wanted to do – try something different; be adventuresome. Try spending more time on foreplay and less on actual intercourse. In other words,” kill the slam bam thank you ma’am” approach to sex. Spending time arousing your partner and giving him/her pleasure while in a comfortable position, your intimate time together can last longer and actually be satisfying. By recognizing that our minds and bodies are linked, we can increase the sexual pleasure we experience through both physical and cognitive stimulation. It sure sounds like fun to me and I know your partner will agree.
There’s lots more to talk about and I’ll be doing that in future columns. In the meantime, my advice to you is practice, practice, practice.
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