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TBD: Enjoying The Spiral Dive
If you haven’t had a chance to check in on the progress of TBD lately, I’m happy to report it’s coming along nicely. I got myself into a bit of a spiral dive for a couple of days, but I managed to pull myself out of it. It was all very exciting! What do I […]
Why I Enjoy Writing: Adventures In Discovery.
January 8, 2013
While I was writing the second episode of Oddawa, on Sunday, I was reminded why I enjoy writing: each new project is an adventure in discovery. When I started out writing, on Sunday, I knew only that the episode was going to open with the main character getting shot (this is important for a reveal still […]
My Plays Are Wiser Than I Am: A Reason to Write.
July 11, 2012
On Sunday, I discovered that my plays are wiser than I am. REREADING AND RELEARNING On Saturday, over drinks (natch), Wayne floated the idea of producing either Paris is Dead or Sunlight. Accordingly, I reread them the next day. As I reread them, I was surprised to realize that I had much to learn from […]
A Derivation of Love : Now In The Soft Cover of An Externalized Self.
February 27, 2012
Ludwig Feuerbach, a 19th Century German philosopher and a big influence in my life, argues that our conception of God is an externalization of all that is good in us. We are knowing, loving, and powerful beings, who imagine that there’s a being very much like us but who is also perfect. The problem with […]
Beyond Autobiography: What’s Your Story?
November 21, 2011
Desmond, the main character of my ebook A Derivation of Love, is not me, but I created him by writing — and thus reconceiving — specific moments in my life. I’m sure there is a family resemblance to the person I was but, ultimately, I hope he bears a family resemblance to some of his […]
A Look Again for the Play In It.
June 29, 2011
True story: when I was in my teens, I thought I’d pretty quickly end up married with children and living a more or less conventional 9 – 5 lifestyle. My older brother, you see, was the artist. He painted alone in his room, slept in, and wore paint splattered jeans. He’s now married with children […]
From Whence Your Poetic Voice And How Has It Evolved?
December 20, 2010
When I examine my writing, it’s clear to me that I developed a poetic voice for three distinct but sometimes related reasons. I wanted to articulate some undefined hunch about myself, others, or the world that I didn’t fully understand. Expressing it in a poetic voice provided a framework that helped me contain and then […]
Mosaic Moment: A Super-Secret-Bonus-Track
March 15, 2010
Brains are pretty amazing. Last Saturday, I spent the morning and afternoon updating my play, Paris is Dead. I made a lot of changes in the grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. I also found a new, illuminating, and crucial event in the final moments of the third act. For some, grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure […]
February 27, 2013
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