Lawrence C. Connolly

Tag: storytelling

  • Who Says You Can’t Repeat the Past?

    The good people at PARSEC, Pittsburgh premier science fiction organization, have posted the audio of my April 11 presentation “Dreams, Memory, and Time Travel.” It’s the first in what I understand will be a series of podcasts featuring speakers from Parsec’s monthly meetings. Held in Squirrel Hill, the meeting gave me a chance to revisit my…

  • Featured Audio
    A Story by Horror Master Stephen Volk

    I’ve been a Stephen Volk fan ever since I caught the movie Gothic at a midnight run back in 1987. Directed by Ken Russell, the same over-the-top director responsible for such classics as Altered States and The Devils, Gothic presents Stephen Volk’s reimagining of events that led to the writing of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Among his other film…

  • What Riley’s Scops Talk About . . .
    When They Talk About Love

    The polar vortex didn’t keep story lovers from turning out at this month’s storytelling night at Riley’s Pour House. If you were there, you know firsthand how thoroughly the act of storytelling can warm a frigid night. If you didn’t attend, and you live anywhere in the Pittsburgh area, you owe it to yourself to…

  • Story Night @ Riley’s: Fear and Resolutions

    We never know where the stories are going to take us at Riley’s Pour House. This year’s first story night (January 27) featured a number of strong storytelling debuts as well as the return of one of 2014’s All Star champions. The theme was “Resolutions,” and although all of the stories addressed the topic, many also touched on the…

  • Rocking the Pour House:
    A Great Way to Spend a Friday Night

    Riley’s Pour House just keeps getting better. Since Jim  and Cheryl Riley took over a few years back, the pub has become a mecca for people who love fun times and good music . . . and last night was no exception. My good friend Duane Davis joined me on bass and backing vocals. We’ve been…

  • All-Star Night (Part 3):
    Richard “Shag” Shaughnessy

    craic (/kræk/ krak) — n news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland. — wikipedia.org Of all the 21st-century scops who frequent the storytelling nights at Riley’s Pour House, perhaps the the greatest practitioner of craic is Richard “Shag” Shaughnessy. Delivered in a folksy, conversational style, Shag’s stories brim with local flavor and history .…