May 13th, 2023 This is the best video. First things first: the biggest thank you to everyone who made today possible and made it feel like a big, warm hug on a cold, wet day. Thanks to all the friends who stopped by, longtime and new, and a special thanks to the special women behindContinue reading “Lakeville Art Crawl 2023 Recap”
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Tomorrow! Lakeville Art Crawl!
May 12th, 2023 Hey, all! Quick video (with Marvel!) to remind everybody that tomorrow is May 13th and I will be at Labyrinth Puzzle Rooms for the Downtown Lakeville Art Crawl from 12-7 pm! I’ll be there with my books and art and music and to chat (and if you want to buy stuff, IContinue reading “Tomorrow! Lakeville Art Crawl!”
The History of The Next Step, Part II: Tangled Cords, No Fear Of Failure, and Recording at Pachyderm Studio
May 11th, 2023 Now that we had a name and had performed an original song, it was time to record an EP (a short album which is typically 2-5 songs in length). By this time, personal computers were becoming more common in homes; we got our first PC when I was in high school. IContinue reading “The History of The Next Step, Part II: Tangled Cords, No Fear Of Failure, and Recording at Pachyderm Studio”
The History of The Next Step, Part I: The Beginning, The Idea and The Name
May 8th, 2023 The Next Step was supposed to be a boy band. I mean this in no uncertain terms. I have loved a lot of music over the years, but at that point in my life, high school in the late 90’s/early 00’s, I was obsessed with two flavors: emo/indie rock, and boy bands.Continue reading “The History of The Next Step, Part I: The Beginning, The Idea and The Name”
The Art Crawl is Coming!
May 7th, 2023 Hi, all! I’ve been under the weather since Tuesday (and have been officially voiceless since Thursday, which people around me don’t seem to have a problem with, weirdly), but I wanted to make sure I shared a schedule for next weekend’s Downtown Lakeville Art Crawl! I’ll be at Labyrinth Puzzle Rooms thatContinue reading “The Art Crawl is Coming!”
SKP 2023: The Next Step
May 3rd, 2023 “You’re so colorful the way you use the words you knowI thought I’d start this song with a compliment” Happy May! May is both my favorite month of the year and has become, recently, the most difficult (Mother’s Day and my mom’s birthday happen this month, and she isn’t here to celebrateContinue reading “SKP 2023: The Next Step”
Us: How do I love failure? Let me count the ways
April 17th, 2023 I’ve mentioned several times that the story of my book, Us, is the story of failure; but today, I want to count the ways. Because I’m an eternal optimist, however, failure is always only half of a story. The other half is a lesson, an annoying ray of sunshine as a bookendContinue reading “Us: How do I love failure? Let me count the ways”
The Final Countdown!
March 24th, 2023 Happy Friday! Today’s video is about THE END of my Kickstarter (LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT) and all the pop culture stuff I’m into right now, which includes: – Fall Out Boy‘s killer new album– How we live in the best timeline, because on Wednesdays we wear pink, and we also getContinue reading “The Final Countdown!”
The Visitor! Revisited
February 10th, 2023 I once tried to make a movie. A musical one. About an alien. The other topic this month is Unproduced Work, and I’m going to start with the film that, to be completely honest, kind of broke my weird, little heart. This is The Visitor! By 2011, I had produced a lotContinue reading “The Visitor! Revisited”
Sleeping Kitty Productions 2023
December 31st, 2022 Hello there. 2023 is a big year, as far as celebrating my (lack of a) creative career goes. It marks both 10 years of publishing books (a novella called Them, on April 1st, 2013), and 20 years since I released my first EP under the name The Next Step (Tangled Cords, onContinue reading “Sleeping Kitty Productions 2023”
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