I was going through some boxes at my parents’ old house and stumbled upon this poster. It’s the first live show I ever wrote, when I was a sophomore in college, recruited to participate by my old musical pal Brendan. We were both in the house band too. It was really rewarding, enriching and...
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The Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Hey, it’s a post about math! Trying to break up the dreariness of stories and plays and jogging with something a bit more exciting. The Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics in Budapest is the place to be if you want to talk about and investigate mathematical theories. Mathematicians and scientists from there have been...
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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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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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*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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Guess I must be feeling optimistic about the year ahead. Here are some ideas about what to put on for the next FronteraFest (a year from now?): Snatch and Release: This is a script I already have, and intended to feature at a variety show last summer, about a punk band that has to...
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That’s right, another decimal-place-laden post. This was the goal for mid-December. It was difficult and tiring – but satisfying too. Planning for the half marathon at year’s end. Then maybe I’ll take it down a notch....
Stories Found Podcast
Honored to be featured on Episode #2 of the fine, new, entertaining podcast Stories Found. The story I tell (I can’t quite make myself type the name of it here for some reason) is actually one I originally wrote 20 years ago. I remember sending it to a highfalutin literary journal at the time....
Continue readingRookie of the Year?
I found out last week I’d been nominated as Rookie of the Year for my new softball league. Which isn’t something you expect to hear when you’re deep into your late-late-late-30s, but it’s a real honor and I’m excited to tell my middle-school MVP son about it. In other related news, our softball team...
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I met Ian LeClair 10 years ago when Loaded Gun Theory was in rehearsals for one of my plays. Ian didn’t act in this particular piece but was a pivotal part of the behind-the-scenes team, and I worked with him in the future in a series of overnight Slapdash events. He was always positive,...
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