playwright

I can't believe that after so many delays and obstacles that Circles is finally seeing the light of day.  Amazing!!

Michael's Diary

I always thought New York would be easy but it wasn't. After sleeping in the bus station for the first couple of days and just using the little money I had to buy food, I started to think what was going to happen when I ran out of money and couldn't buy food no more. And then I started to think maybe I had made a mistake leaving home.  I missed my mom's cooking and just the warmth of being there.  It's funny cause there was this guy I would see everyday on his way to work.  He was older and looked about 37, 38 but still good looking.  I noticed him somehow cause he would always looked into the station window on his way pass and then look again on his way home again. I guess he noticed that I wasn't going nowhere that I was just sleeping there.  I was ashamed at first but then I noticed he looked at me more with concern than anything else. And then just when I had spent my last buck on a sandwich he came in and started talking to me. He invited me back to his place.  I was a bit wary at first, you know you hear stuff but he same so nice and I was desperate so I went.  It's funny cause from the moment I enter his apartment I felt that I had come home.  He was the  kindest guy I had ever met and was gay too he had a boyfriend.  I know I shouldn't have but I guess I started to have feelings for him that I ain't never had before. It's funny to think back now but when he first approached me I thought he did it cause he wanted something, to seduce me but actually it ended up being the other way around.

Beverly Andrews - playwright

Just came back from a great rehearsal.  Such wonderful actors and what a brilliant director and producer. I'm so luck this never happens for a workshop performance!!

Circles' contributor

Ine Van Riet

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/davehillblog/2011/aug/11/london-rights-taboo-against-intelligent-debate?INTCMP=SRCH

Jean

It was Ang's birthday and I wanted to get her something nice, like. I saw this necklace at this shop. I'd never been in there cause they had all this posh stuff for rich people there. But this necklace was nice and the price was just £25 pounds and I thought it would take me a while but I thought I could get that together no problem.  But when I went in there to get it on the morning of her birthday, the woman at the counter just told me like that they had made a mistake and that it wasn't £25 pounds but £250.  She didn't say it in a nice way either. She looked at me like I was scum or something.  When I left.  At first I felt awful, cause now I wouldn't have nothing nice for Angi's birthday but then I saw this woman walking by with this real expensive bracelet on and I just thought it's not fair.  Why we never seem to have nothing. Then I felt just angry.  All this rage just rushed up through my body like and I just wanted to go out and smash something.., or someone.

Pastor Mustapha

David

Your mother and I can't wait until you arrive home safe and sound.  America for us some times seems almost a life time away here in Uganda and you have been gone such a very long time. But I know you did what you have to do and we are so very, very proud of you.  My son a Masters in Theology.  I can't tell you how good that makes me feel to be able to say that and especially since I know you and you took what was good from America and left the rest behind.  Every time I preach now in the church I tell myself that I'm just keeping the pulpit warm for you since it will be yours one day. And I know you will continue all the work that I have done and steer the church on a righteous course.  We so need that David here in Uganda, when I look around today at our young people I feel we are in some kind of spiritual warfare. They seem so lost.  They embrace the wrong values and if we left it too long we will have a generation who are completely lost.  Young people need someone here that they can look up to. David there is so much good work you can do here. I just can't wait to see it.  I pray everyday for this month to be over soon son and for you to be home again for good.  

Your mother always complains that my emails to you ramble on so I will go now.  But just know that both your mother and I hold you close in our hearts.

I love you so very much.

your father