'This is Prophetic!' from Nixon in China  Music by J o hn Adams Libretto by Alice Goodman PAT The children in the U.S.A. all...

Yesterday, I received the advanced reading copy galleys of 'After Anatevka.' It is the very first time I have seen my book as a ...

Dearest Readers, I know that I have been a liiiiiiittle MIA in 2017, and it is only because birthing a book out into the world is a lot li...

My guardian angel is afraid of the dark.  He pretends he's not, sends me ahead, tells me he'll be along in a moment.  Pretty so...

Dear Al, Honestly, I am a little embarrassed to ask this question because I suspect you are asked it all the time, and possibly not with to...

And the stone word fell On my still-living breast. Never mind, I was ready. I will manage somehow. Today I have so much to do: I must...

     “Olya…” she wiped her nose, “poor little thing, like a bird with a broken wing she was.” Madame Solovyov moved to leave, lifting her ...

- Taking Tatiana to WORK! ( Shhhh don't tell.... ) - Trying to get involved in Snapchat (@alsilbs) and finding my ouvre in the ...

The fiddler plays and grows ever thinner, thin and thinner, already thinner than the fiddle-bow, thinner than a string. In place of its...

    The other day I had an incredible conversation with one of my former students. I realized that instead of the traditional “Ask Al” forma...

After the summer’s yield, Lord, it is time to let your shadow lengthen on the sundials and in the pastures let the rough winds fly. As ...

Grigory had tried. He really had. Eva, being the premature bride she was, had been given the benefit of the doubt more times than her wond...