Category: Musings

Life taught me a great deal about rolling with the punches when dealing with the boxing match that is professional writing. I have worked on projects and plays that have tested me to my limits. Take a certain play I did in Spring 2017. It was one of the most challenging production phases on my… Continue reading Rolling with the Punches

I’ve been blessed the past few months to have opportunities to speak in public about what I do for a living. To be asked to speak about my work or expertise in writing is a huge honor; It seems to validate all the hours, days, months, years I have put into my craft. It’s a… Continue reading Teaching What You Know

A new year has begun, and as we settle back into our usual lives, some things might be left in the dust. Ideas unfulfilled. Projects uncompleted. Novels never begun, and stories never realized. Life has that oh so hilarious habit of sticking its finger right where your motivation lies. In other words, life happens. Work,… Continue reading Tomorrow Is Today

In fall 2018, I had been working with a group of local kids to mount of pirate-themed mystery play of mine called Mutiny on the Sea Witch for November. It was a very rewarding experience to pass on the knowledge and passion I have for performing arts to these kids and to see their own… Continue reading Growing Pains

Writers are weird. No escaping from that. But if we weren’t weird, we wouldn’t have any stories to tell. There’s something magical is our imaginations. We are able to tap into wondrous resources of inspiration, history, personal stories, and so on to create our worlds on the page. There should be no shame in employing… Continue reading Loud and Proud