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Story Sessions Turned On
Sunday, April 21 a new live literary event, Story Sessions, premiers at The Dog’s Bollox. Produced by the power team of Jill Howe and Rachael Smith they’ve tapped me to host the monthly event. It’s been exciting to work with these two women who both love stories and have a great vision for the show.
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Something to Love
I love the idea behind kickstarter.com it’s a funding platform for creative projects all over the world. If you’re an artist of any kind: musician, photographer, writer, sculpture, designer, film maker, theater owner, actor, etc., and have a creative project you need funding for, kickstarter. com is the place to be. From the site: “On
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Me Not So Horny
My little 2000 Jetta turns 12 in May, and she’s hanging in there. I told myself when I bought her brand new in 1999 that I was going to drive her ’till she dropped, and I plan on sticking to that statement. Over the years there’s been a couple of fender benders, an electrical transmission
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No Turning Back
I haven’t seen a winter in Chicago since 2006, every other year I’ve been working on a cruise ship for Second City and I’ve been really okay with that. There’s a sense of gentle excitement I feel about being here through the holidays. With the first snowfall this morning it’s made more real, add the
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Road Trip Begins
Rance and I are in a bit of a holding pattern while we wait for our sublet to become available. We’re going to move into our friend Padraic’s place while he goes out to sea for five months, but he doesn’t leave until May 7th. So, in the interim, Rance and I are traveling around
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Good-bye Chicago
For the past week, I’ve been enjoying an early morning three mile walk. Most days I wake up without the need of an alarm. I’m sure I’ve helped by the recent clock adjustment. The weather has been perfect. Cool, crisp air, blue skies, no wind; truly beautiful. I think I wanted to just soak in
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