ladyjayne
My name is Jayne Lyn Stahl. I'm a widely published poet, essayist, playwright, and screenwriter; Huffington Post blogger, whose articles have also appeared on AlterNet, OpEd News, Atlantic Free Press, Yahoo News. I'm a member of PEN American Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Talk about a back-fire. He should have stayed away from this area. I have a Muslim name (first, middle and last) so people constantly ask if I am an Arab (Most Muslims are not Arab). Their next... more
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Thanks for attempting to infuse wit into what the Framers would have considered religious intolerance. It shouldn't matter if you have a Muslim-sounding name. Rest... more13 other responses to this
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gear // ladyjayne
am a wordsmith
details // ladyjayne
- Current Project:
- developing "Shakespeare & Company," my screenplay about Sylvia Beach's struggle to publish James Joyce's "Ulysses."
- Current Gig:
- Adjunct Instructor of English at Diablo Valley College
- Influences / Heroes:
- James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Rimbaud, Joan of Arc, Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan
- Organizations I Belong To:
- PEN American Center, PEN Center USA, A.C.L.U.
- Political Bent:
- left of center
- What I would Change About the World:
- I would make it a more open place
- Favorite Movies:
- "La Dolce Vita;" "Les Enfants du Paradis," "Rebel Without A Cause."
- Favorite Directors:
- Federico Fellini, Francois Truffault, Jean Cocteau, Elia Kazan, oooh too many...
- Favorite TV Shows:
- "Sex and the City"
- Favorite Bands:
- The Rolling Stones
- Favorite Track:
- "Wild Horses"
- Celebrity Crush:
- Mick Jagger