Slowly, carefully emerging from hiding
Exciting news. Elysha and I will be producing our first Speak Up storytelling show to an audience of actual people after more than 18 months away from the stage. August…
Cast a wide, open net
I was consulting with a client about a series of projects that she's working on, including a solo show, a possible TED Talk, and other things. At one point, she…
Look! It’s my My great grandparents!
I've said it before. I'll say it again: Put stuff into the world. You never know what will come back to you. Case in point: Yesterday I wrote about an…
My grandmother was a writer. Thank goodness.
My aunt found my grandmother's high school yearbook, which contained an essay written by my grandmother back in 1939. I can't tell you how thrilled I was to receive this…
Titles be gone!
During Michelle Obama's appearance on The Late Show this week, she asked that Stephen Colbert refrain from calling her Madame First Lady and simply call her Michelle. I was so…
“The Sound of Silence” revisited
The school day was finished. I sat down at my desk to correct a few remaining assignments when I looked up and saw this: The original note, found last week…
Make a Wish founder had a very interesting, storyworthy life
In the spirit of celebrating people who make things, I give you, Frank Shankwitz, former motorcycle cop, near-death survivor, veteran of the United States Air Force, kidnapping victim, and Founder…
A $10 gift changed my life
There are a lot of wonderful things about playing golf: The relentless challenge. The unknown that every swing can bring. The friendships forged and fostered while walking the course. The…
Hello darkness my old friend
My students defeated me in a competition last week. It was a victory in a long series of victories that they have recently been enjoying. It's quite annoying. I grumbled…
Let’s not talk about body ailments and other things. Okay?
This comedian's prediction of "every conversation for the next three months" is unfortunately accurate. Perfectly accurate, I dare say. Terribly accurate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7fLvmi1hFs&t=48s I've already experienced a little bit of this,…
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