A writer writes … Telling stories of heroes, including my own
It’s not that I want to be Alicia Keys or Jay-Z, it’s that I want to feel what they’re feeling in this moment captured in time. I want to be in the midst of what I’ve created and be overcome. I want to feel my New York moment.
Back in 2005 or so, I worked at The Comedy Union, one of the top comedy clubs in Los Angeles.Continue Reading
According to a history that both excludes and includes me, there’s a 1789 quote in a letter by Benjamin FranklinContinue Reading
We sat outside a New York Bagel shop in Sedona, Arizona. She worked her way through an egg and cheeseContinue Reading
I studied acting in New York with a formidable black woman named Susan Batson. Her voice, raspy and brash, wasContinue Reading
Where do I begin? I’ve never been so confused in my life. (Not true, but you can imagine what’s next.)Continue Reading
I’m from #Wisconsin.When I was in 7th grade or so, I was at a girlfriend’s house and as we finishedContinue Reading
When I started the Brown Betties™ in 2004, I had an idea in mind. I wanted to create something thatContinue Reading
Pen and Peppur