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Stuff: Issue 2 – Feb 13, 2015
Highlights: The calendar is getting busy. Keep it that way by submitting your events! Plus: tips for how not to fail at open mics; the smart way to open a story; how friend- or iPhone-assisted “barf drafts” can help you get your story out of your head. Go to the online…
Stuff: Issue 1 – Feb 5, 2015
Highlights: Modern Stories is rebirthed! The NYC Storytelling calendar now officially kicks ass. There’s a cool new podcast called Modern Stories Mix. And the usual: great articles and ideas, a short film that will make you cry, and a promo for where I’ll be performing next. Go to the online…
Mix Episode 1: Julie Polk
Modern Stories Mix debuts with a story from Julie Polk, a NYC writer and storyteller — and an actor who has certainly paid her dues, as you’ll hear in her story of life on the road, “The Best Gig”.
Chronic
Once in a blue moon I write a poem. This is for everyone who’s suffering from “invisible” pain.
Standup Set: Talk Therapy (January Edition)
Here’s a standup set I performed at the January edition of Talk Therapy Stories at Q.E.D. Astoria.
Hospital Cornered
After receiving a warning from a therapist about the dangers of “swallowing my anger,” I awaken one morning before Christmas with a mysterious ailment that lands me in the hospital. There I learn that life sometimes forces us to find a way to make peace with our own neuroses.