You may be a cartoon villain if…
The other day my kids made me watch Descendants. I’m a fan of the fractured fairy tale, so I liked the premise: a generation after...
Ticket Season, Part Two: Pacific Northwest Ballet
“I love tickets!” squeals Cameron Diaz’s character in the first Charlie’s Angels movie. (And why has no one ever made a gif of that?) It’s...
Omakase at Pacific Northwest Ballet
Omakase, written with the character for trust, is the word you use when you order chef’s choice at a sushi restaurant. It shows that you...
Susan Orlean’s Writerly Autopsy at Hugo House
“Your first impulse shouldn’t be ‘I’m going to tape it,’ your first impulse should be to listen.” – @susanorlean pic.twitter.com/XL0NoHV9RM — Hugo House (@HugoHouse)...
Rearview Mirror: Recent Writing
It’s been a busy couple of months on the Crooked Road. As it often does, change came suddenly, and I went from barely working half...