With redistricting changing the shape of congressional districts in Texas (and elsewhere) this year, my friend is reevaluating a possible move to run for office. There are a couple of potentially favorable districts in and around Austin – but also a lot of other qualified people looking to run. We had a discussion. If...
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Hey, we played the Ohio tournament and did better than expected! Our overall record (including pool play, where ties were allowed) was 5-2-1. We made it farther than I thought we would, and there was plenty of drama along the way (fodder for a play?): Challenges to and protests of our players Challenges to...
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Oof, who came up with that tortured headline? This is a terrific photo of my son from a recent weekend camping trip to Kerrville. I didn’t take the photo (my kid’s pal did) but I’m ready to sell it to some sports drink, sneaker brand, or chain-link-fence company. Here are a few goal-like things...
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Hey friends! Long time no typing. Going to bullet-point some updates here so I don’t have to wallow too long in various disappointments. Here we go… We scheduled a World Series benefit show for August 25th at Ground Floor Theatre GFT had to bump us because they pushed their next production back a week...
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This is more for me—to keep me motivated—than anything else. It also amuses me. My dad asked to read my Nine Days manuscript (which I’m targeting to agents this summer) and sent the following note: After having recently reread The Great Gatsby because I saw a copy at one of those free library...
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Couple of quick hits: 1) I’ve been invited to participate in the Vancouver Story Slam on June 8th. This will be remote (unfortunately?) but I’m looking forward to it and am getting a story together for it now. 2) Been working on an old manuscript called Nine Days Behind the Hollywood Sign, and received...
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The play I worked on this winter was picked as a finalist for the Hyde Park New Play Workshop this summer. I’m happy about this, and of course hope that I get to be part of the workshop – which is always impressive with a good cast and crew behind it. But I’ll go...
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*that’s supposed to be a play on the word posterity, but jokes are better when you have to explain them up front, so… Anyway, my hair is short again (thanks, kiddo!) but these are a few shots I took before it was hacked off. Why? Because my hair usually grows way out and up,...
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Sports is back! (Sports are back??) In the past few weeks, I’ve been invited to play a few games of tennis, there’s talk of getting a volleyball team together for some practice sessions soon, and I was recruited to play softball again this season. I’m taking it slow with softball, but the few practices...
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My kids and I were watching the historic upset of UCLA over Michigan the other night (UCLA making its way to the Final Four as an 11-seed, whoa) (March Madness, obvi) when I suddenly heard one of the guards referred to as Jules. Which is a pretty unusual name for a dude these days....
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