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24 Hour Theatre Event: With Hope in Our Hearts

Don't call me Friday, November 8 after 5pm.  I'll be busy writing. I've been invited to participate in Theatre Unleashed's latest 24-hour theatre event as a playwright. 24-hour shows are produced entirely, as advertised, within 24 hours.  The clock starts Friday...

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“Wendy Gough is a consummate theatre artist.”
-Jacob Clark, NoHoLA

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The River
The River

The River

 “No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” -Heraclitus Upon starting to train in a martial art, there exists an unacknowledged expectation that our development will be linear;  we will move toward our goals...

Extreme Bookstores

Extreme Bookstores

“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.” -Neil Gaiman, American Gods If you haven't figured this out already, I love books. I love bookstores and...

It’s the Journey
It’s the Journey

It’s the Journey

This March, in 2019, marks 20 years since I first stepped onto a dojo mat as a student. My first thought upon making this realization is, “I really should be better at this by now.”  My second is, “Who the hell could've predicted that?” To be fair to myself, I had...

Treasures

Treasures

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide As of this past August, I have lived 20 years in Los Angeles.   That’s longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, including the Bay Area, where I grew up.  I have no idea...

The Other Door
The Other Door

The Other Door

Not too long ago, a yoga studio opened up next door to the martial arts studio where I train.  The two businesses share a parking lot in the back, and both have a rear entrance, along a narrow path about five feet below the level of the parking lot.  One day, I...

Running in Parking Lots

Running in Parking Lots

Today I’m going to tell you about my brother. I don’t often bring up my bro because it starts a longer conversation that is often off-topic to whatever point I’m trying to make at the time. And some days, I’m just not interested in having that particular...

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