A quote for you: Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got. – Steven Pressfield (via Creativityist) In fact, trying to get attention …
I joined Facebook this past summer and, because of joining, I reconnected with an old High School friend which led us to actually meet up when I was going through Austin, TX. I spend most of the day checking in on the site and sharing posts or using my status to flirt, quote song lyrics, …
The attic smelled old, heavy with dust and the floor creaked. It was summer (I think) and I was probably eleven or twelve. The light was golden brown and thick as I rummaged through boxes. Probably my cousin Chris was with me, but I not sure and I might have been alone. Then I found …
I’ve always been struck by the number of offhand lies that are told in an office setting. From telling people on the phone that someone is on the other line or in a meeting when that someone is neither, to forging a the boss’s signature, to faking sick days, business settings seem rife with deception. …
Joy. Elation. Excitement. Pride. Patriotism. Many have already written about the events of yesterdays inauguration, and many will write and talk further about this important moment in our history as a nation.I want to simply say, now is the time for us, the American people, to re-engage with our democracy, and to do so in …
I don’t know about you, but I am starting to feel like we are living in the future. Maybe it’s my age (40 years is stalking me like a lion stalking a goat), or maybe it’s because 2010 just seemed so far away and futurey when I was a child, but 2010 signifies the future …
Real life is not as aesthetic an experience as the movies. I mean, I know that. You know that. We all know that. Certain events, however, create an expectation that something more than real, something movie-magic making, might, indeed, happen to us. Events like weddings, first dates, proms, funerals, or reunions are supposed to provide life-altering …
(Link to Part 1) Today is grey and rainy. I’m up early and listening to Pandora.com’s David Sylvian radio station (thanks to John for the recommendation of Sylvian’s work) and wondering where I should start this next entry regarding my romance with academia and grad schools. Throughout the week, I’ve started and discarded a number …
This weekend: A room full of academics who study and love a marginalized art form. The ivory tower that I have often railed against and that I have fled, not once but three times.1 This weekend: the American Drama Conference at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY and I feel like I’m home. Even though …
In my play, “Going Out” I wrote The dream/true transition tends to . . . fuck things up. Sometimes. Don’t you think? Now, that transition between dreams and actuality does not necessarily lead to fucking things up, but it is a transition and no passage, no journey is ever the same as the plans for …