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Greer Firestone

The work of a Renaissance man—stories shaped by history, memory, music, and experience.

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Memoir

My Life as an Edsel

Driven by Ego. Derailed by Irony. Redeemed by Endurance.

My life is Forrest Gump meets Zelig—except the writer actually lived the experiences.

Every century produces a metaphor.
Mine arrived with tailfins and bad press.

In 1957, Ford unveiled its chrome-plated prophecy: the Edsel. Not just a car, but an era. A Detroit Genesis. Manifest Destiny with push-button drive.

Instead, it became a case study in misalignment.

Too much confidence.
Too little calibration.

The Edsel didn’t hum—it howled.
I understand the Edsel.

I spent a good part of my life driving one.

This isn’t a success story.

Some lives are showroom models.

Some belong to scrapyard poets.

Mine is a salvage operation that still starts on cold mornings.

The Edsel didn’t die.

It became folklore.

So did I.

This is the owner’s manual.

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Historical Novel · Second Edition

Alexei and the Mad Monk Rasputin

Delaware Press Association Award Winner

The compelling story of Tsarevich Alexei Romanov, his battle with hemophilia, and the mysterious Siberian mystic whose influence over the Imperial Family helped change the course of Russian history.

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Original works by Greer Firestone

Broadway Musical Theatre

Original books and dramatic storytelling meet the great songs of the American Songbook, performed by the legendary personalities who defined their eras.

Musical Theatre

Judy Garland: “World’s Greatest Entertainer”

20 American Songbook classics celebrating Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli.

A theatrical journey through Garland's remarkable life and career, told through story, humor and the music that made her an American icon.

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Musical Theatre

Gershwin, by George: The 1936 Radio Show

22 Gershwin classics spanning Broadway, opera and the concert hall.

A 1936 radio broadcast comes alive with George Gershwin at the piano and appearances by Ethel Merman, Al Jolson, Fred & Adele Astaire, Jimmy Durante, Anne Wiggins Brown and Todd Duncan—celebrating the astonishing range of America's great musical master.

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Musical Theatre

Al Capone: The Rat-A-Tat-Tat Musical

Chicago. Prohibition. Gangsters. Bullets. And music.

Scarface Al Capone and his South Side trigger-men square off against George “Bugs” Moran and the North Side boys in a high-stakes, low-morals, gin-soaked musical caper that dances through the big talkers, sharp dressers, and itchy trigger fingers of Prohibition-era Chicago.

Setting: Mama Jones’ nightclub, that classy joint sitting smack on the invisible line between North and South—where the drinks are cold, the tempers are hot, and nobody checks their weapons at the door. The jazz band is playing like they are hoping to get out alive.

Date: February 13, 1929—the day before St. Valentine’s Day, when the city is about to wake up with a hangover it will never forget.

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Theatre Critic

AISLE SAY

For more than 40 years, Greer Firestone has reviewed live theatre under the nom de plume AISLE SAY, covering professional, regional, community, and university productions throughout Delaware and the surrounding region.

His reviews celebrate the artists—actors, directors, designers, musicians, and theatre companies—who keep live theatre vital.

Read the latest AISLE SAY reviews on Delaware On Stage

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For publishing, production, performance rights, and licensing inquiries, contact Greer Firestone directly.

302.494.3133 greerfirestone@gmail.com