TL;DR- Me: I’m meant to sleep with all this? Tech: Well, not exactly. We’ll also need to put two tubes in each nostril and hook a finger up to an oxygen monitor. ===== Welp, tomorrow marks the beginning of month 8 of the siege. Apparently, I’m such a slow learner that seven months is not … Continue reading
*Sort of We moved our office to a big, empty space down by the Frontrunner station in Provo. We’re turning it into a space where, by day, we can be mild-mannered bank consultants. But at night and on weekends, the desks can be whisked away, the risers pulled out, the stage lights turned on, and … Continue reading
Opportunities for new plays to break into the steady diet of established plays in these parts are slim, mister. Understandable, because new plays are risky business for theaters. But sad for writers of new plays, because how can you get that priceless learning opportunity of seeing something you’ve worked on in front of a real … Continue reading
The last few weeks are all blending together into a swirly mess that I shall never remember. But life has dealt me a sick day (a day is all I shall I allow this cold to have), plus it is rainy Saturday outside, so I couldn’t possibly go out and do yard work. Hence, I shall take a … Continue reading
If you’ve ever had a hankering to write something possibly for public consumption, but don’t feel like you can devote the next few months or years of your life to it, I’ve got just the ticket. There’s this thing called the 10-minute play. The “ten.” It’s a real thing. There are entire festivals of these … Continue reading
As I previously reported, I was practically kidnapped by my brother, stuffed onto a red-eye, and woke up the next day in Haiti, where I was forced to spend the better part of a week far out of reach of my comfort zone. Here are 12 things I learned while I was there. 1. Work It Out, People … Continue reading
I was not present when the scheme was hatched. Two people who I thought loved me came up with it. My own wife and brother. Before I knew what was happening, an email from Delta Airlines popped into my inbox. Ken had used his miles to buy us roundtrip tickets for my birthday. Now a trip … Continue reading
Little brother Ken has been back to Haiti several times since he served his mission there back in the ’80s. Not vacations. It may be in the Carribean, but you don’t go to Haiti to vacation. You go to help. Or at least try. But how? Everywhere you look, Ken explained, there are crying needs. … Continue reading
I finished a draft of the book. It seems to be serviceable. But after letting it sit for weeks now, I wonder if it could be something more. I’m currently seeing if I can dig deeper. This new direction is firmly in the uncomfortable zone for me, which makes me think it could be a … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, in the balmy comfort of an early September morn far, far away from cold and blustery October (today’s weather notwithstanding), I pledged to all the world (a.k.a., the seven readers of this blog) to have my book finished by Oct. 1. Somehow, that’s today. Don’t ask me how these new months keep steamrolling over … Continue reading
Notes to Self 