September 2026

It’s been almost a year since It’s My Party! premiere in DC. What a wonderful way to add years to life!

My blog this month introduces readers to an amazing study out of London that posits engaging in art can increase longevity!

Good news for us all!

In other news. . .

The Whole is Greater is now available from Next Stage Press.

https://www.nextstagepress.com/the-whole-is-greater/

(AND YOU CAN READ A SAMPLE at the link!)

A great play for a small cast. 
This seriously funny comic drama explores the space where definitions of “success,” personal faith, matters of justice, and finding your place in the world collide. 

Politics, family, get-rich-quick schemes—this play has it all! 

Check it out!

August 2026

A view from the mountains near Susa, Italy

I had a wonder-full vacation in July and am thinking about our adventures, as well as lessons learned. Check out my blog to read about the mental vacation I took while my body was focussed on doing.

In other news . . .

The Whole is Greater is being published by Next Stage Press.
Now available for pre-order!

https://www.nextstagepress.com/the-whole-is-greater/

(AND YOU CAN READ A SAMPLE at the link!)

A great play for a small cast.
This seriously funny comic drama explores the space where definitions of “success,” personal faith, matters of justice, and finding your place in the world collide.

Politics, family, get-rich-quick schemes—this play has it all!

Check it out!

June/July 2026

This month I blog about contradictory advice to speakers. Specifically about hands. And how you should disregard all such guidance….no matter how well-intended.

In other news . . .

You probably know by now that I am a co-founder of Pipeline Playwrights here in the DC area. My friend Pat’s play opened last week—a beautiful production!

Set in a village in West Africa, where long-held religious beliefs collide with the rights of women and girls, we see one mother risking it all as she pits herself against extended family, religion, and tradition to save her children.

Tickets available for the limited run.

Join me!