Author Archives: Aya Katz

About Aya Katz

Aya Katz is the administrator of Pubwages. When she is not busy administering, she sometimes also writes posts like a regular user.

Virtual Reality, Memories of Alhambra and Historical Drama

This week Julia Hanna and I talked about virtual reality in the context of the Korean series, Memories of Alhambra (알함브라 궁전의 추억) . Memories of Alhambra stars Hyun Bin, best known for his role in Crash Landing on You, … Continue reading

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New Year’s Eve Talk and Filksing

On December 31, 2021 Julia Hanna and I hosted an online gathering that included a talk given by handwriting expert Kate Gladstone, and that was followed by a filksing featuring filk legend Leslie Fish and Katrina Joyner. Kate Gladstone also … Continue reading

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Misconceptions About Religion

The greatest misconception that one person can have about another person’s religion is that the other person is somehow less informed or not as intelligent or more primitive to be taken in by the imagery in the representation of the … Continue reading

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Filksing with Mark Horning and Samantha Moore

On Friday, December 17, Julia Hanna and I hosted a filksing with Mark Horning and Samantha Moore. Mark Horning is a singer/songwriter from California currently living in Arizona. He has been active in the filk community from 1993. Samatha Moore … Continue reading

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Reviewing Hometown Cha Cha Cha

What if everything that your small town had to offer you was lavished on your upbringing and education? What if from humble beginnings you were accepted into one of the best universities in the country? What if after graduation you … Continue reading

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Filksing with Leslie Fish, Anne Prather & Mark Horning

On Nov. 19, 2021 we held a filksing with some of filk’s greatest performers. Leslie Fish and Anne Prather are world famous filkers from the heydey of filking’s best. They were joined a little later by Mark Horning, another accomplished … Continue reading

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A Persimmon for Bow

I have a ten acre hobby farm where I have lived for the past twenty years. Over the years, what used to be our pasture has become a wild, wooded area with many different species of trees. I did not … Continue reading

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Interview with Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Jean Lorrah

Jacqueline Lichtenberg is a co-author of the non-fiction classic Star Trek Lives, along with Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston. This book chronicles the success of Trek fandom in reviving Star Trek for one additional season. Lichtenberg is also known for … Continue reading

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Review of “Her Private Life”

Her Private Life is a South Korean drama against the backdrop of the artistic life. Sung Duk-Mi is a curator at the Cheom Museum of art by day, and a fan of kpop idol Cha Si-An by night. She also … Continue reading

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Interview with Jean Graham

Julia Hanna and I interviewed Jean Graham on our show on Oct. 22, 2021. Jean Graham is a writer of short stories in both the horror and the science fiction genre. Her work is available on Amazon. Before becoming a … Continue reading

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