The Biggest Producer Credit I’ll Ever Get
Had the great pleasure of working with these guys at FronteraFest this year. They probably wouldn’t have done the show if I hadn’t nagged them (politely and repeatedly) and encouraged them to give it a shot. As a reward, they gave me a producer credit for the show. I asked Jomo to make the...
Continue readingReading INTO THE WILD with my Son
HIM: This book is stupid. ME: Why? HIM: Because the main character basically just kills himself in a stupid way, and we’re supposed to care. ME: He doesn’t kill himself. HIM: He might as well. He goes into a dangerous situation with limited supplies with a high probability of death, and then he dies....
Continue readingWhen Your Dad Reads Your Diary
Funny story. I got home from work yesterday and found my dad knee-deep in my private journal, which I’d accidentally left out in the living room. I’d been writing in it recently and just neglected to put it away, and so there he was, casually and deliberately leafing through the pages. He seemed a...
Continue readingAnd Here We Go…
All right, it’s happening! Tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Our Tech over the weekend went well, the actors seem to have everything down, and I can’t think of anything else I can do on my end to be any better prepared. The weather is icy and gloomy, and there’s a somber overtone to the week, but...
Continue readingThree Upcoming Fringe Shows
The season is upon us. This year there are three shows I have at least a bit of involvement with… WED, JAN 17 PONG: THE MUSICAL ‘Nuff said, you know what to do. THURS, FEB 1 INTO THE LIGHT This is a piece about a woman emerging from a long depression by my friend...
Continue readingIn Praise of Rail Trails
I went running on the Santa Fe Rail Trail earlier this week, and I have to say that these trails that run alongside (or on paved-over) railroad tracks are just fantastic. When I’m running in a new city that has one, I’m able to find my way, see parts of the place I might...
Continue readingFalling in Love (WIP)
My lungs lighten At the sight of your feet, Quickening their pace As I approach It’s been so long You’ve seen me at my worst I’ve seen you at yours (I hope, I hope) When I first held you My heart thumped So hard It seemed to confuse you I wrote you a letter...
Continue readingTitle Jamboree
I’m looking to submit this play to a couple of local contests in the next week or two, and am also thinking about putting it on somewhere, like maybe at my house. Or maybe at yours. In the fall. I dunno. But the title isn’t right. The play is funny and poignant and light at...
Continue readingAnd So it Begins…
The day has finally come. So far so… good-ish. I can sort of see what my mother was saying. The willful defiance is occasionally off the charts, and we’re getting into what he’s termed “alpha male battles” from time to time, which I guess means we’re fighting for control of red meat? Or tofu?...
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