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Lana Nieves
Lana Nieves
San Francisco
Member since: Apr, 2009
Last login: 07/22/2010
Last update : 07/21/2010
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  • Originally from NYC, I've spent the last three years in San Francisco, and the six years before that in Wellington, New Zealand. A bit of a floater, right now, but the Sirens of Brooklyn seem to be calling me home.

    I'm a published writer of short fiction, but have been out of the game for several years. Unlikely circumstances have pulled me back to writing, and pulled me hard. I'm leaning more towards writing nonfiction, right now, but anything's possible. It's just good to get the creative juices flowing, once again.

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  • It's Normal

    July 16, 2010

    • What Normal Used To beThe mother who raised me was an active, vibrant woman. She didn't believe in taxis. During the 11-day NYC subway strike of 1980, she walked to work every day: from Park Slope, Brooklyn to Park Ave and 50th street...and back home every evening. She loved to dance. She was a great double-dutch rope-jumper.  The mother who raised me was a voracious reader, always having a ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Grant Aleksander

    August 25, 2009

    • Viewers of Guiding Light first saw Grant Aleksander when, in 1982, he took over the role of Phillip Spaulding. Aleksander's Phillip was a spoiled, bratty 17-year-old, freshly kicked out of prep school, and ready for adventure - and trouble. Enter Freddie "Rick" Bauer, Melinda "Mindy" Lewis and Beth Raines— and Guiding Light's legendary Four Musketeers was complete.The Four ...
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  • The Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Maeve Kinkead

    August 6, 2009

    • When Maeve Kinkead joined the Guiding Light cast in 1980, her character, Vanessa Chamberlain, was an over-indulged, wealthy daddy's girl. Over time, Vanessa has become Springfield's dignified voice of reason; a savvy business woman who never compromises her ethics, a loving mother who puts her children first. Genteel. Composed. Graceful. Strong. These are the words that come to mind when I think ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation with Elizabeth Keifer - Guiding Light's Blake Thorpe Marler

    July 19, 2009

    • Since 1992, fans of Guiding Light have enjoyed Elizabeth Keifer in the role of Blake Thorpe Marler. With the shooting schedule on GL incredibly tight as the show winds down its run on CBS, Liz was generous enough to set aside time to talk to me me on a Sunday afternoon. We talked about the unique perspective she brings to GL as both a long-time viewer and a key cast member, taking on an ...
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  • Guiding Light Project: A Conversation With Tina Sloan: Guiding Light's Lillian Raines

    July 9, 2009

    • Long time viewers of Guiding Light know Tina Sloan as the actress who has played the role of Lillian Raines for 26 years. While many of the old school GL characters have long gone by the wayside, Lillian has remained and, even when she hasn't been involved in front burner story lines, she's been an integral part of Springfield. To many, Lillian Raines, R.N. is the conscience of Springfield. She ...
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  • Nothing like a dose of

    Nothing like a dose of reality to make us count our blessings. I got NZ citizenship a few years ago.

  • Thank you, Pam and Cheryl. I

    Thank you, Pam and Cheryl. I can't say enough good things about the measures Disney has taken to be disability-friendly.

  • Thanks for reading and

    Thanks for reading and commenting, Becky and Mary. I was, indeed, lucky, to have her for a mother. She'll be with me, always.

  • brava! It's so important to

    brava! It's so important to acknowledge hidden or invisible disabilities, and the profound impact they can have on a person's life.

  • I really like what you say

    I really like what you say about letting go of the things that have let go of you. My mother, who developed multiple disabilities late in life, had to do the same thing.

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