Tag Archives: Aya Katz

I’d Rather Be Free — A Song from THE DEBT COLLECTOR

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Aya Katz

Not everyone would rather be free. Even if most of us think we would like to be free, very few of us would be willing to pay the ultimate price for our liberty. Not everyone prefers death to loss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music, Opinion Pieces and Editorials | Tagged Aya Katz, Daniel Carter, Kade Smith, Katie Lobrot, Kelly Clear, libertarian, libertarian musical, Mindy Pack, musical, Nate Ginsberg, stage musical, The Debt Collector | 2 Comments

How to Read My Books

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Aya Katz

You can read my books any way you like, in any order you like. It would be incredibly conceited and unrealistic of me to think I can tell you which way to read my books. But occasionally I meet a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors | Tagged Aya Katz, Books by Aya Katz, everyone knows us differently, getting to know you, How to read books by Aya Katz, knowing is not reciprocal, mutual relatons, others can't knowus, reciprocity, seeing is not reciprocal, what it means to know someone, when you meet someone he does not meet you | 3 Comments

The Debt Collector: Three Songs for Blood

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Aya Katz

Blood Samosude is the title character in the libertarian musical, The Debt Collector. Blood not only makes his living collecting debts, he is also a true believer in the sanctity of contracts. Like a priest of justice, Blood single-handedly fights … Continue reading →

Posted in Composers, Lyricists, Music | Tagged Aya Katz, Blood Samosude, Contracts, Daniel Carter, How to pick up girls, idealism, Kelly Clear, libertarian musical, manipulative, More Perfect Contracts, socially awkward, The Debt Collector, When I'm with her | 2 Comments

Book Toy Combo as Christmas Gifts

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Aya Katz

Book Toy Combo as Christmas Gifts [Updated from November 27, 2010 version. First published on Hubpages.] When I was a little girl, I received a lot of presents from family and friends of my parents. All the presents were good, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors, Toys | Tagged Aya Katz, book toy combo, chimpanzee plush, Chinese doll, christmas gifts, Eric Carle, fox plush, In Case There's a Fox, Ping & the Snirkelly People, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, When Sword Met Bow | Leave a comment

Songs From the Debt Collector, A Libertarian Musical

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Aya Katz

Nobody in The Debt Collector is a saint, but nobody is irredeemable. Take Lottie Lark, the welfare mother. When one of her children shoplifts, Lottie reprimands the child and explains that it is not necessary to steal, because the law already provides them with everything they need at other people’s expense. The Larks are law abiding people. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Opinion Pieces and Editorials | Tagged Aya Katz, child support, Daniel Carter, ending class warfare, fathers' rights, Kade Smith, Katie Lobrot, Law Abiding People, libertarian musical, Mindy Pack, Nate Ginsberg, Social Security Act, The Debt Collector, Title IV-D, Victoria Trestrail, what makes a welfare mother | 3 Comments

The Corporate Entity

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Aya Katz

[This was first published on Hubpages and later de-indexed.] This is a chapter from a novel that I completed writing in 1983 and self-published in 1985. Was it a good novel? I’m certainly not in the best position to judge. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors | Tagged Aya Katz, corporate entity, corporations. limited liability, The Few Who Count | 2 Comments

What is Immortality and How Can I Get Some?

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Aya Katz

What is Immortality and How Can I Get Some? NOTE: This article was first published on Hubpages on September 16, 2010 but has since been deindexed. “The living know that they will die; and the dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Opinion Pieces and Editorials | Tagged 1950 movie Cyrano de Bergerac, Aya Katz, Books by Aya Katz, brain transplant, Cyrano de Bergerac, dying, fame, immortality, literature, making copies. replication, mind, posterity, Rostand, Rostand. Ecclesiasters, soul, the soul, Who is Julia | Leave a comment

Two Songs for Mrs. Hauser

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Aya Katz

Helga Hauser is an immigrant. In the old country, she was a nurse. But she can’t work as a nurse in the United States, because she does not have the government certification. She and her husband brought all their savings … Continue reading →

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Three Songs for Siren

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Aya Katz

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Some people, like Siren the Social Worker, are as elusive and attractive and maddening as butterflies. They flit around leaving havoc in their wake, totally unaware of their part in the damage. We all know people like that: bubbly, full … Continue reading →

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Is It For Children?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Aya Katz

As an author, and also as a reader, I have a problem with genre in general. My books do not fit squarely into any given genre, because basically they are all about the same thing: my view of life. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors | Tagged adult books, Aya Katz, books for adults, Books for children, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, children's books, genre, Hayao Miyazaki, My Uncle Oswald, Ping and the Snirkelly People, Roald Dahl, Theodosia and the Pirates, Vacuum County | Leave a comment