Steven Cramer – författare

"I am Cycuse" is a powerful story about the struggles of a strong, native Makah woman in the early 19th century in the farthest reaches of the Pacific Northwest territory of the American colonies. Her great, great Grandson, Steven Cramer, shares this passionate telling of her entire life as she watched her family, heritage, traditions, and spirituality collapse before her eyes. This deeply personal story displays her love, hate, and adventures in life. Readers will find that she offers a message of hope as she walks daily with her Great Chief and Spirit Guides.Experience a captivating story of an incredible woman who brought hope when life seemed unmanageable. Her strong belief in the spirituality of Native American culture was an inspiration for all. This is an essential read for those interested in native cultures, as well as those who might like to explore native spirituality. The book may test some preconceived notions about the "savages" of the northwest. Cycuse was many things, but above all else, she was a survivor.

These five plays address cultural and political mythmaking, both modern and historical, in Scotland and internationally. With their fascinatingly fresh approaches to dramatic possibilities and dynamic theatricality, they do so with both shocking directness and laugh-out-loud humour. Setting the Stage is an indispensable volume for Scottish theatre and literature lovers.The playwrights published here – Peter Arnott, Ian Brown, Jo Clifford, Sue Glover, and Rona Munro – are all key figures in modern Scottish drama. These significant playtexts each mark an important, theatrically experimental development in Scottish playwriting from the 1970s and 1980s, and are published here for the first time.This collection, edited by Steven Cramer, distinguished former theatre editor of The List, and John Corbett, an authority on the use of Scots in literature, comprisesfive innovative plays by leading playwrightsa fascinating general introduction by Cramerauthor introductions to each play

“There isn’t a page in this book that isn’t bracing. . . .”—Marie HoweBeginning with the word “defeat” and concluding on the word “alive,” Goodbye to the Orchard testifies that we must remain open in the face of loss, because loss is a given; and that our glimpses of the mysteries—whether of dying or living—are all we’re allowed.Steven Cramer is the author of The Eye that Desires to Look Upward, The World Book, and Dialogue for the Left and Right Hand. He currently lives in Massachusetts.

“There isn’t a page in this book that isn’t bracing. . . .”—Marie HoweBeginning with the word “defeat” and concluding on the word “alive,” Goodbye to the Orchard testifies that we must remain open in the face of loss, because loss is a given; and that our glimpses of the mysteries—whether of dying or living—are all we’re allowed.Steven Cramer is the author of The Eye that Desires to Look Upward, The World Book, and Dialogue for the Left and Right Hand. He currently lives in Massachusetts.