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Stories Found Podcast

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020Leave a comment

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....

Re-Learning to Run

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a comment

It’s been a year since I got to wear a special bracelet, and I’ve had a number of physical ups and downs since then. Early on, I seemed to make a quick, strong recovery. But then odd pains and side effects showed up in the new year. Seems I’m not quite as impervious to...

Bridging the Digital Divide (sorta)

August 2, 2020August 2, 2020Leave a comment

One sort of unexpected development out of all this Covid business is that it’s inspired me to help get my dad and sister up on some kind of platform that allows for video calls. My dad just got an iPad a few months ago. It’s been an occasional struggle to get it to behave....

TEXAS HEAT ADVISORY (an online reading)

June 28, 2020July 16, 2020Leave a comment

TEXAS HEAT ADVISORY (an online reading) by Max Langert Thursday, July 16th @8:00pm Central It’s about family, it’s about politics, it’s about your neighbor’s missing cat. And it all takes place during a state-imposed lockdown on the hottest July on record. Featuring the vocal talents of Lana Dieterich, David DuBose, Christi Moore and Laura...

Me and the Dude

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020Leave a comment

This has been the longest I’ve gone without cutting my hair since I was in high school, I think. When I imagine what I look like, I see Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski. But when I look in the mirror, all I get is this: It’s all in my head. But I’ll...

Texas Heat Advisory reading in July

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment

All right, so this new audio piece is almost done, and we’re planning to do an online reading in July. Right now it’s scheduled for July 16th at 8pm Central Time. These are graphic concepts Ryan is working on for the event. Hope to finalize something in the next couple of weeks. And here...

Dramatic Audio Thriller in the Works

May 5, 2020May 5, 2020One Comment

Now that it may be months (or years?) until people feel comfortable crowding into a theater again, I’m thinking on and off about alternate projects to work on. I have a prose thing that I may post about some day (and possibly even ask YOU about), but I’ve started to think about audio dramas...

Health Adaptation (Passing the Baton)

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020Leave a comment

So it’s been nine months since I had this procedure done (I guess I need to say “elective procedure” these days?). I recovered relatively quickly, and since that time I’ve played basketball, softball, volleyball, and run up to 10 miles at a stretch. But… it hasn’t been the full rebound I hoped for. I’ve...

Insight into a Remarkable Film Scene

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020Leave a comment

I’m not a big musical fan in general, though there are a handful of them I enjoy. I thought La La Land was all right, but I thought the opening scene was absolutely brilliant. I’ve probably watched it 15 times on its own, about half a dozen times during one plane ride last year...