Hello, friends! The “Best Books of 2020” lists are rolling out. They include: The New York Times 100 Notable Books of the Year; Washington Post…
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NEWSFLASH: The documentary “Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles” airs tonight on PBS at 8 pm central! From the New York Times: “A fascinating love letter…
Dear Bacon Friends, Let’s leave Hadestown tonight. Orpheus has snuck into hell, begging Hades to let his lover Eurydice rejoin him in the world above….
Today, we learn a few things about hell. Is this a political song? You decide… Why do we build the wall? My children, my children –…
Bacon’s journey to Hadestown wraps up this week in three final installments. One fears things may not end well, and yet – one hopes….
Eurydice waits patiently for her lover Orpheus to finish writing his song, a song of beauty beyond measure that will transform the world with its…
Is it possible that Hades is a tragic figure, driven by loneliness, jealousy, and doubt? Orpheus imagines Hades as a King of Pain, trapped in…
The day comes when Persephone must return to the Underworld, and the train comes to pick her up. “Winter’s nigh and summer’s o’er Hear that…
Eurydice, with all the love and joy a heart can hold, asks this of Orpheus: promise me that things will always be this way. “I…