Some friends of mine have had some tough days over the past week. I’ll go out on a limb and say that you probably could say that about someone you know almost every week of the year. I won’t give specifics about the individuals, but they are suffering in ways that are simultaneously unique to …
On Saturday, June 17, 2017, my book, “Thread and Other Stories,” became a reality. It has seemed like such a long time in coming. Not just that it takes a long time to write a book (years in my case), but also because I finished writing it three months ago and it has seemed like forever …
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my experience watching Les Misérables (the musical) at a theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The audience booed Javert when he came out for the curtain call. It was embarrassing and awkward, and an all-around poor display of theater etiquette. I was mesmerized by it. Something else happened during …