The best relationships that we build, the ones that propel us forward both personally and professionally, often develop in the most unexpected ways. In January, I was in the audience to hear a speaker. The speaker began his presentation by …
Serenity Now
First, I want to be clear that I’m not judging humanity. Often, anger is justified. Many of us have been abused and abandoned. Sometimes by our friends and family. I get it. There’s lots to be mad about. But … People …
Technicolor Chum
I have the seasickness. I’m not sure where I caught it, but put me on a boat with lumbering waves and it’s going to happen; my tummy’s gonna turn sour. Years ago, before kids, Leah and I went on a …
Mosaic: Poem
Mosaic Give them to me. All the pieces of your broken heart. Give them to me. I’ll take them. All the rough-hewn misshapen bits of your shattered dreams. Give them to me. I will take them. Give them to me. …
Deep In My Heart
June 21 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the senseless slaughter and lynching of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner during Freedom Summer in Mississippi. They gave their lives to insure that every person in Mississippi would have …
First Theater Booked: Genesis at The Aronoff
Meeting our initial goal on Kickstarter for The Bible Experiment has allowed us to book the next live show in the Bible Series. I am excited to announce that we will be doing the story of Genesis on November 22 at …
Refueling
Creativity can be draining. If you work in the realm of creativity, no matter what kind—you know this to be true. I get asked often, how do you prevent things like: writers block, lack of ideas, or being uninspired. There …
The Story with Story
Like so many other things in life, making a good movie hinges on having the right story. And for your first movie, unless the Executive Producer Fairy just left $20 million under your pillow, the right story not only means …
Burning Down Your Life, Part One: The Artistic Risk
Let’s have a meeting of the minds, shall we? If you’re reading this, then we’re likely kindred spirits. We’ve spent much of our life burning it down. Sometimes it’s meant absolutely screwing it up. Other times it’s meant starting all …
Yet
Yesterday I listened to a radio show which asked callers to share the day their life changed. One woman gushed about the day her husband died and she was finally free. He had been terribly abusive and she feared that …