Well, I made it. After all that. I am here. Living in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Where Shakespeare grew up. That's pretty cool. So, there's the Post Office. And then down the street is the house Shakespeare was born in. That's Henley Street. The tourist street, always bustling. I can't really think about how almost every building in the downtown area was built before 1600, some before 1500. It's insane. But I can't comprehend it. They're just buildings to me, with storefront, large

I had a picture book when I was little called "The Brontë's". It showed snapshots of what growing up a Brontë was like. They lived on the moors. This is a theme within the stories I like best. They lived in a parsonage because their father was a clergyman. They were "home-schooled" and much of their days were spent outside with their many animal pets. Emily Brontë had a hawk. They played with Branwell's toy soldiers, starting long wars lasting days involving many rooms of the

Today I went to two plays at The Attic Theatre, a small theatre at the very top of a three-story building, next to the River Avon. It is small (maybe) 75 seat venue with bench seating. The company was called Tread the Boards and they were performing two plays in repertory in that small space. When I first walked in, I noticed that the production value was low. Nothing wrong with that. For me it's about the acting and the story, anyways. The first show I saw was a recent adapt