Link to Greek Myth Blog

My connection to Shakespeare’s England remains strong, but for now the focus has shifted to the Bronze Age. Serpent Visions, a Novel of Teiresias brings to life the myth of that gender-changing seer in pre-Homeric  Greece. During this pre-literate era, epics were...

Temporary Hiatus

Bedtrick is very much alive: you or your local bookstore can order it from http://cuidono.com/Webber_Bedtrick.html Until now this blog has focused on Shakespeare’s era. His favorite source for stories and metaphors was the Metamorphoses of the Roman poet Ovid, a...

Introduction: Sander and Friends

When Sander was a motherless girl named Kate Collins in the village of Saffron Walden, her Gran raised her and her younger brother Johnny in their earliest years. Though Kate hadn’t the patience to learn Gran’s healing skills, she thrived through her love and...

From Clowns to Fools: Kemp to Armin

  Bedtrick spans the years 1599-1603, a dramatic time in London. Sander Cooke’s personal challenges define the plot, but so too the tensions during that era in politics and theatre. One change that subtly reflects the times is the nature of clowning. What...