Last week felt busy. Saturday night we did the Comfort Food story event at Cinemaker Space with about 300 attendees (Christine killed the PR stuff). It was great hanging out with you, Vyasar, Brunell, Tien, Christine, Nell, Addie and Yola (not pictured cuz she had a standup gig to run to). You can read...
Continue readingCurtains billowing on a muggy eve Storm warnings blare but nothing ever comes Train on a neighborhood track both distant and near Infinite cars, it seems, the rumbling never stops Insects calm, holding their peace Respecting each other’s territory for now And yet… The storm inside disrupts Atmospheric pressure pushing and pulling Streams up...
Continue readingOh hi, YES, that whole Ireland thing worked out great, thanks for asking! My left knee was sore for a couple of days after I was done but it’s mostly recovered now. And I got to spend a couple of days in Rathnew, south of Dublin, with my old boss from like twenty years...
Continue readingOh hey, I’ve got a couple of storytelling events in the next few weeks. You should come (if you want) (if you read this in time) (if you like stories) (who doesn’t like stories?). On Thursday, March 31st, I’ll be at Testify at the Spider House Ballroom telling a story about the time I...
Continue readingIn advance of my Brush with Fame story at Testify later this month, I’m posting the first piece I ever did there from about two years ago. I couldn’t really come up with a single significant story for their Coming Clean theme, so came up with a big old list of stuff. It ended...
Continue readingSo… I get to go back to Testify next month to tell another story (it’ll be my 4th time). This one I’m particularly excited about. As part of their Brush with Fame theme, I’m going to dredge up a story about the time I spent a week-and-a-half working for the son of a Hollywood legend...
Continue readingOkay, I’ve been inundated—inundated!—with requests for more creative posts on this site, and fewer posts about boring old random life stuff that happens to everyone (yawn). Fair enough. I mean my life may be boring to you, but it’s not (always) boring to me. So maybe I’ll post an essay or two from a...
Continue readingIn other news… I wrote this story (pictured) when I was 25 or 26 after going to a fancy spa in Amsterdam and trying really, really hard to fit in with a bunch of confident, well-toned, well-coiffed Europeans all around me. Thanks to the fine folks over at austinstorytelling.com, I’ve finally got a chance...
Continue readingReally happy that I get to tell another story at Testify this month. It’s one I’ve been trying to get down in one form or another for years and years, and I think I may have finally found a way to lasso it. It’s a sad, kind of awful tale about a party that takes...
Continue readingIt was very sweet of Austin Storytelling to run a short interview with me here. I feel unqualified but happy to be included with other wonderful people in their ongoing Q&A sessions. I’m sure it was exactly how Barack Obama felt winning that Nobel Peace Prize before he’d really governed. Anyway, thanks, Austin Storytelling;...
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