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Philadelphia Writer Makes Goulash Taste Funny
New collection of short stories premiered on air.
Philadelphia, PA -- February 3, 2008 -- Audiences are invited to a live taping of
WXPN's "LIVE at the Writer's House" on February 16
th, featuring Philadelphia-based writer/artist, Stephanie
Yuhas.
Yuhas will receive an interview about her newest work, "American Goulash", a collection of
humourous true stories from her childhood growing up with a Hungarian-
Transylvanian family. The series includes comedic antidotes, animation, videos, long-lost recipes, and a lot of old-world love. "American Goulash" made possible in part by a grant from the Leeway Foundation.
"It all started when my college professor, Lowell Boston, overhead me telling a horror story about my family,"
Yuhas said. "He convinced me to make a short animation about it, and people really related to it."
The short film, entitled "
Nagymama" was completed in 2004 and was immediately broadcast on
Nicktoons across televisions nationwide, as a part of the
Nicktoons Film Festival. After it's cable debut, "
Nagymama" was screened at dozens of international film festivals, and featured on the front page of YouTube.com,...
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As a child, I hated shopping more than going to the dentist. That didn’t stop my mom and aunt from spending hours in discount clothing stores, going through every item on the 75% off clearance wrack to find “the deal”.
To relive my painful boredom, I hid in the circular clothing racks, and dove out to scare people as they walked by. I found this HILARIOUS, but it embarrassed my two teenage cousins, and downright horrified my mother .
“Don’t you dare valk avay from me and talk to strangers! Somevon vill steal you!”
She dragged me by the arm into the dressing room to watch them try on clothing. They always managed to concoct ensembles adorned with zebra print, leopard spots, tiger stripes, or some unholy combination of the three. Of course, someone would always discover some awful outfit for me, and this time it was red sweat pants and a hideous pink sweater with a gold glitter bow on it and intricate fake pearl beading; you know, the kind that blind seventy-five-year olds wear. The outfit made me look...lumpy.
“Look at that fat butt!” my aunt...
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On November 4th, 2008, I called my mother.
"Vhat's dah story?"
"Hey, Anyu, can't talk long, do me a favor. I need you to go to the high school and stand in line for the special booths with the buttons in them. I need you to hit the button that says O-B-A-M-A, it's really a good idea."
I typically avoid discussing politics with family because we are on polar opposite sides of the fence. Some might argue that we are on opposite freaking time zones of the fence. Still, the terror of having a plucky hockey mom end up a potential world leader clouded my judgement, and I actually started the conversation.
After a long pause, my mother let out a sigh.
"No, Stephie, I don't tink so."
"No, really, it's a great idea! And if you go to the voting machines, you can wear something nice and maybe run into some cute single guy. So, you should go, before they close! Don't forget your ID."
"So, vhen are you comink home? Don't forget it's Irina's birthday soon."
"Stop changing the subject. Why won't you vote? Even if it isn't...
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I would like to thank
The Leeway Foundation for offering me a grant to continue "American Goulash"! I am still trying to
fundraise another $2,350 to fund the purchase of a new
camcorder because it was STOLEN while we were filming a
Project Twenty1 event a few months ago.
Honestly, after being ripped off by a sociopath, getting the camera stolen, and having my car broken into (for the second time), I felt so distraught that I took a break. BUT I AM BACK AND READY FOR MORE GOULASH! Not only that, but these
experiences has lead me to start drafting up the outline for a new project called "The $15,000 Pair of Boots", coming in 2010! Stay tuned!
Thanks again for sticking by "American Goulash" enjoy reading this blog and watching my videos, please consider making a donation today (you'll be helping "American Goulash" AND our film festival.
January 16th,2009
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It was a muggy summer day in August when I helped my mother and grandmother load in some groceries from the car. Even something as simple as grocery shopping is an ordeal in the Yuhas household.
"Come inside, it's raining, you'll catch your death!" Nagymama hollered from inside.
"Hold on, Nagymama, I need to bring in the ice cream, it's melting everywhere!"
As I was placing soggy groceries on the kitchen table, Nagymama grabbed my shirt and lifted it up. She gasped when she saw my exposed stomach."Undershirt! Undershirt! It's raining and you're not wearing an undershirt - you're kidneys are exposed and you are going to catch pneumonia!"
"Nagy, I haven't woken up in a bathtub full of ice lately, so don't worry, my kidneys are still inside of my body."
On my way back out, I noticed that "Bob" (the Bag of Bags) had been left hanging on the tree outside. Everyone I know has a "Bob" that has grown huge from many trips to the shopping mall. “Bob” is useful for everything from yard trimmings to recycling to your dead hamster, Bubbles.
"Mom, you forgot...
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