The Glass Family

By Leonore H. Dvorkin

A play in one act, in which the transparent characters – Glenn, Glenda, Gladwin, and Glennis Glass – offer their opinions on such weighty philosophical matters as being half full or half empty, accepting oneself as one comes from the Great Factory, the restricted lives of their costlier neighbors in the locked china cabinet, the fate of an unfortunate cousin with a glass jaw, and much more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Leonore H. Dvorkin
• Release date: Jul 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476494166

Leonore H. Dvorkin

Leonore H. Dvorkin was born in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She and her author husband, David Dvorkin, have lived in Denver, Colorado, since 1971. Their son, Daniel Dvorkin, has written two science fiction novels with his father. Leonore works as a tutor of German and Spanish, a German to English translator, a proofreader/editor, and a weight training instructor. Her novel APART FROM YOU was first published by Wildside Press in 2000, and the revised version was published in 2010 by CreateSpace. It is available in e-book from Smashwords and Amazon and from Amazon in print. Leonore's nonfiction memoir is ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE: A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR'S JOURNEY, updated in 2012 and widely available in e-book and print.Apart from You cover photo copyright 2010 by Leonore H. Dvorkin.Another Chance at Life cover photo copyright 1988 by Leonore H. Dvorkin.

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THE GLASS FAMILY

A play in one act, in which the transparent characters offer their opinions on such weighty philosophical matters as being half full or half empty, accepting oneself as one comes from the Great Factory, the fate of an unfortunate cousin with a glass jaw, and much more.

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Leonore H. Dvorkin

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Text copyright 2012 by Leonore H. Dvorkin

Photographs copyright 2012 by Leonore H. Dvorkin

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Setting the Scene

The Single Act

About the Author

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SETTING THE SCENE

‘Twas the night before Thursday,

And all through the house,

Not a creature was stirring,

Not even a mouse.

The humans were