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Spoken Word Work in May

So far, I’m booked to do two “readings” shows in the month of May. This week I’ll be telling a story at bang. as part of the monthly ‘Pinata’ show, and on the 27th I’ll be rolling East to Highland Park to tell a story (or two) at the monthly ‘Porchlight’ reading series. I’m veryContinue reading “Spoken Word Work in May”

Happy Birthday Bettie Page

Today would have been Bettie Page’s 87th birthday. I’ve been a fan of hers since I’ve been a fan of women. I know that doesn’t make me at all unique… Her appeal (and cultural influence) had already spanned a couple of generations before I stumbled upon her iconic image and deliciously devious smile. What makesContinue reading “Happy Birthday Bettie Page”

Marching on!

I’ve been enjoying the month of March so far, partially because I have managed to crack a few new stages. I started the month at the delightful Story Salon at Coffee Fix in the valley, hosted by the amazing Beverly and last week I got to throw down a story at The MOTH at Busby’s…Continue reading “Marching on!”

I saw Sandra Bullock win an award this weekend…. no, not that one.

OK, for various reasons I regularly attend the annual RAZZIE awards… and so on Saturday night I was there when Sandra Bullock showed up to collect her “Worst Actress Award.” She was funny & classy and I’m very glad she won that other award on Sunday night too.

Calendar updates.

Testing out the usefulness of my newly added “Calendar” feature…. click the link in the right-hand column to get a rundown of my upcoming shows… I remain disappointed that wordpress hasn’t yet created a seamless/integrated “Upcoming Events Calendar” for us faithful WP users…but this is at least a good temporary solution… using google calendar andContinue reading “Calendar updates.”