You know how it goes in the interviews with the famous writer or actor. "I was down to my last box of mac 'n cheese (or ramen), an...

I owe a big thanks to my friend Jessica for mailing me a copy of Mark Childress 's essay, Fear of Finishing , at exactly the right time ...

Yes, September is grand for the start of autumn, back-to-school, football, apples picking. But I like it because that's when I get my r...

I've never created a meme before, so we'll see how it goes. None have been going around lately, that I know of, so perhaps they...

My son's teacher pointed out this article to me in New York Magazine: How Not to Talk to Your Kids . It covers a fair amount of ground,...

No, I'm not moving to LA. But John August's blog has a nice guest essay by a young writer who did. Definitely worth checking out. ...

I found out (last week, actually) that my short play, Pumpkin Patch , will be part of SlamBoston, Diverse Voices in Theatre, a one-night pla...