In 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...
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Breathtaking, Heartbreaking Art for Display During November Benefit
I just got back from meeting with Dr. Laurence Becker in Hyde Park who has been working with artists from around the world who have severe forms of autism. His house is full of art pieces that are often extraordinary and compelling, and he’s a fountain of knowledge and information (and he’s a fascinating...
Continue reading14/48: World’s Quickest Theater Fest Comes to Austin
So this festival has been running and growing in Seattle since 1998, and now a few of its company members have brought it to Austin, and I’m gonna be doing it in a couple of weeks. It starts the night of October 15th and ends with a bang on Saturday, October 17th. http://the1448projects.org/about/ This...
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Okay, so here’s where we’re at. It’s not the hippest thing in the world, but I like it. And the kids like it. And that counts for a lot these days. It does read a little like a kid event, but that’s okay. Probably most people will show up via word of mouth anyway....
Continue readingGrowing Roots and Other Worthy Orgs
This is mostly a note to self, I guess (what else is new?), but as I’ve begun to make the November benefit more public, I’ve had a couple of people approach me about other groups around town that are working with families with autism, and it’s making me wish I’d been more aware of...
Continue readingSo I Guess This is Happening…
We have a graphic and therefore there’s no turning back. I’m mildly terrified about getting this thing together, worried about the coordination of it and the reception and attendance. But we’ll figure it out, right? You support me? Sorry, I can’t quite hear you. I suppose if it doesn’t work out, we can...
Continue readingSquidstorming for November 14th show @ GFT
Getting ideas together for our benefit show for the Autism Society of Central Texas. Saturday, November 14th at 8pm. More ink to be spewed over the next two months. Stay tuned… ...
One Minute Play Festival tonight @ Ground Floor Theatre
It’s the second annual #1MPF and I’ve got two short (duh) pieces in it. And I’m excited to say that this year there is no nudity in either of my plays. I’d like to think that I learned from last year’s first festival in Austin, but we’ll see. And what I mean is that...
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It’s been about a month since we opened GOOD WEATHER FOR BUNDT CAKES in my living room in south Austin. It was something I wanted to do, but it was an experiment and I knew there was a possibility it’d fall on its face. I feel the show was a success overall and that...
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Upcoming stuff: This Saturday the 16th I get to tell a new story (currently called The Lessons of Little Rubber Things) at the Carousel Lounge as part of Nettie Reynolds’ event Toys of my Youth; I’m excited to meet everyone else involved, have a beer or two and listen to a couple of great-sounding...
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