I’m directing “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at a local community theater. Rehearsals start Monday; so this past Monday and Tuesday were spent auditioning and casting the show. Initially, I was excited to be on the other side of the table. Auditions are nerve-wracking, no matter how many of them you do (and I’ve done … More The Other Side of Auditions Also Sucks

I was going to write a perfectly wonderful and exciting post about my experience being a film extra. Darn it, I was excited! I saw the casting call looking for “college-aged background, aged 18-24” on Tuesday evening. The gig was for shooting on Wednesday and/or Thursday. I thought, what the hell? I’m 18-24. I’m an … More Cut

I’m going to remain mysterious and not actually title-reveal for the book. Not actually for any truly mysterious reason, mostly because it’s still just a working title and I’m not totally satisfied with it yet. So I’ll give you an acronymic version, but that’s all for now. (I’m also withholding the series name. And that’s … More TMC Book Snippet

Folks. We’re here. We’ve made it. We’ve done it. I bet you were beginning to think you, my blog-audience (few and faithful, you are) would never break free of reading about my one (1) summer vacation. But this is it, comrades. The last reminiscence from the Yellowstone/Grand Tetons trip of Summer 2k21. Who knows when … More Yellowstone, Reprise: I’ll Send Myself a Postcard (Or: How I Didn’t See Old Faithful)