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Eric Trules

Eric Trules

Associate Professor of Practice, USC School of Dramatic Arts
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Eric Trules is an "eclectician". He is a Theater Prof Emeritus at USC's School of Dramatic Arts, an international Fulbright Scholar, a blogger for the HuffPost, a NEA grant recipient, an Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award winner and over the last 40 years has been a modern dancer, poet, filmmaker ("The Poet and the Con"), screenwriter, theater director & producer, solo performer, spoken word artist, and professional clown. "Trules", as he is known to friends and foes alike, has 2 personal WordPress blogs on the world wide web: "trules rules": http://www.erictrules.com/blog and "e-travels with e. trules: http://www.etravelswithetrules.com/blog and most recently, a travel Podcast called "e-travels with e. trules": http://erictrules.com/podcast Please visit them, sign up for the Newsletters, and share with your friends. http://erictrules.com

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Finding Myself… at “MoMing”. Or… What the Hell is “MoMing”?

By Eric Trules on July 6, 2016

I don't know about you, but I was raised to be a good kid. As a child of the 50s and 60s, that meant: going to school, getting good grades, being... Read more →
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Lifestyle

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Friendships Across the Aisle

By Eric Trules on February 24, 2016

January, 2016, Staellite Beach, Florida This is not a political piece. Or maybe it is. It is a piece about friendships. New and old. And how they... Read more →
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Eddie Gasporra—A Good Neighbor

By Eric Trules on January 27, 2016

Some people say, “Good fences make good neighbors.” I like to say, “You’re lucky if you find a good neighbor." Especially a good next door... Read more →
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Why the Hell Do I Do This?

By Eric Trules on November 26, 2015

Why the hell do I write this blog? Why have  written one called "rules rules" since 2005? Why have I written another one, "e-travels with e. rules... Read more →
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By Eric Trules on September 16, 2015

I’ve had the good fortune and privilege of traveling abroad twice as a Fulbright Scholar - once to Islamic Malaysia in 2002 shortly after 9/11, and... Read more →
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Roger Steffens, Reggae Encyclopedist and “Family Acid” Photographer

By Eric Trules on August 18, 2015

If you know anything about the world of reggae music, you know the name, Roger Steffens, the  man who began the first radio broadcast of the... Read more →
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Still Alice?

By Eric Trules on July 29, 2015

I finally watched Still Alice, with Juliane Moore, on Netflix. I was sitting in my deceased father's red leather chair in my bedroom, and my 8 year... Read more →
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Cassius and the Kid Soften the Curmudgeon

By Eric Trules on July 15, 2015

Yeah, ok, so I’m a curmudgeon. A parsimonious tough guy. On first approach, I have a stern face and a menacing growl. I put people off. I’m not... Read more →
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Finding My New Voice in the Windy City

By Eric Trules on June 26, 2015

Ok, so I’m climbing another old creaky, wooden staircase, up into the unknown. Up into my future. It’s the summer of 1970 and I’m in the... Read more →
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Pigs, Pestilence & Rats

By Eric Trules on June 11, 2015

I’ve gotten 4 traffic tickets in the last 2 weeks. Speeding Ticket The first was for speeding on the 2 Freeway in Glendale, where the cop... Read more →
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