Adventures In Oz

Like so many of us, I have loved the movie The Wizard of Oz since I was a child. It has been a source of entertainment and inspiration; it’s an example of the courage, heart, brains, and commitment required to face our deepest fears, remember our inner strength, and claim a life beyond what we […]

In my child’s mind and heart, I wanted Dorothy to stay with her friends in the magnificent and colorful merry old land of Oz. Year after year, when the movie ended and I was tucked into bed for the night, I would spend what seemed like hours recommitting to the promise I had made with

For some reason, this one time, distinct from any earlier viewing of the film, I had a visceral reaction to Glinda’s announcement about Dorothy always having had the power to go home—all she had to do was click her heels three times, and she would be back in Kansas in an instant—and I (((snapped))) My

Not long after my Wizard of Oz breakdown and breakthrough, the film was rereleased in theaters as part of its Fiftieth Anniversary celebration. I had never seen the film on a big screen and found myself settling into my seat with a rush of childlike anticipation, just as I had all those years ago. As