I just turned in an application today for a grant I’ve been piecing together for six weeks. In the grand scheme of things, six weeks isn’t a long time. But with a full-time job, working some overnights, trying to wrap up my first play in I-hesitate-to-say-how-long required a lot of emotional energy.
I had no idea how much I had given to [...]

My new rule: don’t read the local paper while eating. I almost choked on this one:

In defense of my adopted state: it’s a Montana area code. And in defense of Montana: the guy admits he’s a “Dick.”

For a long time, my math skills were comparable to my writing abilities. I never liked math as much, but I was good at it. I still like the idea of math. But not so much the numbers. Or at least, not as they apply to calculating time.
For example, I’ve been having a distressingly difficult time [...]

First thing you should know about this story: it’s all true. Second: I am not  particularly susceptible to suggestion. I was one of the few kids at sleepovers who couldn’t be put into a trance. I consider myself rational. I am a devout atheist. Yet I am convinced that the house I work in is occupied by an [...]