Book Review in Across the Margin
I wrote a book review! And it’s published on New York’s Across the Margin site. You can read it HERE. Why is this significant? Well, the book recalls a murder about a decade ago which happened in Austin, and it reflects some of the class and prejudice issues we have in the city. Beyond...
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Showcase Recap: do more of them?
We had a fun night on Saturday the 17th, showcasing new and evolving works by a trio of local writers. A good, really enthusiastic crowd showed up – and the performances were well done and varied. The feedback we got was to do more of this kind of thing. It’s nice because the event...
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Minneapolis Bound
I purposely took a break from softball this year, in part because there wasn’t a good spot for me on the team, and I would have had to play with a different, new team. But also in part because I wanted to focus on other things like writing. The break was kind of nice,...
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Unique Voices Showcase on June 17th
We’re hosting an unusual event with an unusual name. We have an opportunity to use the stage at Hyde Park Theatre on a Saturday and are bringing together some really cool people to show off their work. Here are the details: CPT presents the Inaugural Unique Voices Showcase featuring Maggie Gallant, Nailah Jumoke and...
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Esperanza Reading Provides Hope
We had both a critical and commercial success at our well-attended benefit reading last Saturday at the Amala Foundation, raising over $2500 for ScriptWorks to help them bridge a difficult economic time. Big thanks to the newly-founded Latin@xé Artists ATX and playwright Rupert Reyes for their support, energy, and leadership. The venue was great...
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Mayday Benefit for ScriptWorks
We’re partnering with a few friends to put on a benefit night to help out one of my favorite orgs, ScriptWorks, which hasn’t received its usual city grants, and has a pretty uncertain future at this point. We’re hoping to keep it running at full speed as long as we can. The following (below)...
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Slugg’rz Reading a Hit (maybe even a triple)
We had a good old time at our reading on Sunday. A great turnout of local softball players and writers and theater-goers. Thanks to all who showed up for the play, and especially those who stayed to give feedback and chat after. People genuinely seemed to have fun, and there were a lot of...
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The Slugg’rz Make the Series (reading on April 16th)
We’re doing a reading! And we’d love to have you come check it out. The Slugg’rz are back! And they’re even more slugg’ry than ever. Catch a reading of this new comedy during spring training and see if they can make their way to the majors! There’s a quick-and-dirty Facebook event if you want...
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Fantasy Elect Interview
Hey, I won something! Last year I got invited to join a beta test for a new app under development, called Fantasy Elect. It’s like fantasy football, but it’s about elections and predicting who’s going to win congressional, senate and gubernatorial seats – and it includes other elements used for scoring like fundraising, polling...
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