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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.”
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Hello, I’m a Name Brand
A few years ago, when my novel Lightfall was about to street (we cool kids use “street” as a verb), my publisher advised me to cultivate a web presence, starting with this site. Suddenly I morphed from Christian Carvajal to ChristianCarvajal.com, and I’ve had mixed feelings about that ever since. My publisher wanted me on…
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“5 Phrases I Think Christians Shouldn’t Say”
I want to turn your attention to a thoughtful blog post by Pastor Tim Brown, aka “the Reluctant Christian.” I agree with everything he says here. His reminder that “Christian” is a noun in the Bible rather than an adjective is particularly insightful. Have you said any of these things? Your heart was probably in…
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Thinking Locally, Selling Globally
So I was eating lunch with a friend of mine–Kitzel’s corned beef, delicious–when my friend mentioned a company called MerchantOS. Ever heard of it? If you’re looking for a “No” button to click, don’t bother; I assume you haven’t. That’s because the company is based in Olympia, Washington, and I live in Olympia, Washington, and…
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Be Gentle…
What you’re about to see (should you choose to hit the white “Play” triangle below–you know how this works) is my very first ever video blog. It was recorded in one ad-libbed take and then edited by a total newb (me) in about half an hour…so please, manage those expectations accordingly.
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Brahms: You’ll Like It!
The title above is a lame pun only my Oklahoma friends will get. Everyone else, please accept my apology. I find devotional music beautiful, ironically enough. I enjoyed singing in my college chorale, and I missed it over the years. My wife, a trained alto who sang with Opera Pacifica, inspired me to audition for…
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The Devil in Ms. Jones?
When my book tour passed through Oklahoma in early 2010, I was surprised and delighted when Davee Jones turned up at one of my signings. She was a friend of many friends back in college–I dated several of her sorority sisters–and we’d run into each other again on Facebook. She told me she was looking…
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Jukebox
Every year, it seems, I write a new Christmas message, devoid of my usual cynicism and skepticism (they are different, by the way), replacing both with my heartfelt wish that you, Gentle Reader, have a marvelous holiday and a better new year. That was proving to be difficult this time around. I searched for inspiration…