The Whole Story
Stories are just what happened over a period of time. The characters and what happens determine whether the story is a good one or not, but any stretch you choose to look at contains a story. We often forget that while we might not be writing all the parts, we oversee...
Have You Been to Disneyland?
One of the hardest questions to answer, artistically at least, is when to listen to other people and when to trust your gut. There’s no shortage of advice. People are more than happy to share what they think you should do, and where you missed, and how you could have...
How I Learn
We’re tiptoeing into Christmas, and while I might be spending it in muggy Houston this year, my previous few months have seen winter weather aplenty. I spoke a few weeks ago about how I missed seeing the Northern Lights while I was visiting Norway, but I’d like to...
Walk With Me
I talk a lot about comfort zones and getting out of them, but I realize that I don’t often expound on my own adventures outside the wire. By the time you read this I should be well on my way to being comfortable again, but as I type it, I’m in a hotel in Ft....
Some Travel Advice
I get asked for travel advice all the time. It's fine of course, it's what I do, and I love to talk about it and share my lessons learned. I was recently asked for advice by someone who was considering solo traveling as a female. I don’t have a lot of female-specific...
Object in the Rearview Mirror
Objects in the rearview mirror may appear closer than they are. I feel like the warning works better this way. I cannot speak for every other profession, but in my realm, the one unavoidable tool of the trade is a notebook. I’ve been filling them up with stories,...
Hunting Season
I’m inviting you to go on a pheasant hunting experience, one to purge an invasive species from your world. Our minds, for all of their wondrous intricacies, are really just electrical computers running if/then statements. Social comparison is how we navigate the...
The Right Expression
I follow a lot of comic book artists on Instagram. As a doodler with a childhood full of superheroes, I sketch them all the time. It’s a wonderful distraction before shows, and if you look around the back of the club on any night I’m performing, you can probably find...
One More Time
There’s something to be said for doing things more than once. It’s true for a lot of things. I’m currently in The Azores, on Terceira Island specifically. This is at least my sixth time here, and I’ve walked away from every visit with a completely different...