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Paris, 2013
When I was a junior in high school, I decided I wanted to be the kind of guy who was able to speak French…
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Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Hi, all! I’m not sure what the Volcano will choose to do with my review of SPSCC’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. It’s tricky because I was invited on short notice and my usual editor is on a much-deserved European vacation. The show only runs one more weekend so, for the time being at…
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Bad Jokes
I’ve spent the last two months busting my hump on a massive assignment for my day job, which explains why I haven’t been updating this blog. It also explains why my spine remains torqued into a question mark and I spend half each night applying the binomial theorem in my sleep. But! I finished that…
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45
She wanted to know was how it felt to be 45, meaning how is my thinking and emotional nature different from hers. Of course, I’m about as different from a 30-year-old German-born yoga enthusiast as I am from your average bonobo, so I didn’t know where to begin. Instead, I thought about ways I may…
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Status Update
Hey, there, friends, it’s been a while. Many of you are Facebook friends or follow me on Twitter (@carvwriter), so you know where I’ve been. For the rest of you, I’ve been concentrating on other projects…
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If Not Now, When?
Sometimes the hardest thing to do in the wake of a tragedy is to look inward..
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The New Thing
Simon knelt in the dust and wept convulsively. He sobbed as though a demon pressed his chest from the inside, demanding its freedom. And why not? The Great One was gone…
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And They’re Off!
The cast and crew of Sherlock’s Last Case enjoyed four solid and amply-attended performances over opening weekend, with four more weekends remaining. We also received our first review, overwhelmingly positive, from Michael Dresdner. I’ll keep you up to date on the production as it continues. In the meantime, here’s my director’s note for the program:…
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In Which I Exploit Justina Walford
This is the episode of The Unpleasant Truth podcast in which I interview my good friend Justina Walford. Justina is the screenwriter of Stripped, a movie about lesbian cannibal strippers. (How’s that for a logline?) It’s in production now. Justina’s also the owner and operator of BareNakedBakeSale.com, a site on which attractive people get partially…
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Adventures in Podcasting
Here’s the very first installment of a podcast I may or may not call “The Unpleasant Truth.”