Category: Musings
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Bark Minder Project Novel Draft 18 Complete!
Some of you know that for the past year I’ve been working on a novel under the nom de plume of “The Bark Minder Project.” I created this alter-ego as a way of developing new material that might be edgy or “inappropriate” for children. (Don’t worry, I’m still doing work for families and young people!)…
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The Last Hanukkah Candle
Will this be Rabbi Kibbitz’s last Chanukah? It seems unimaginable, but I’ve been writing Hanukkah stories for more than 20 years. This year’s tale is somewhat wistful.
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Staying Alive
Now Anthony Bourdain is dead. Another suicide, following after Kate Spade. Two iconic success stories just killed themselves. So did one of my former teachers, Spalding Gray. Kinda makes you wonder. Yes, I mourn for their families, etc, but really as a selfish artist-type, I’m reflecting on my own life. If you’ve known me for…
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Spring 2018 Book Sale – April 287
Winter is going… So it’s time to get some spring reading! Come by and celebrate the last @FarmFreshRI Winter Market of the season, get your clams on, grab some fresh spinach and yummy bread, then come upstairs to check out all sorts of cool books and audio books. Mark’s Awesome Book Sale on April 28 from…
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Spring 2018 Open Studio Sale – April 7
It’s time to clean the office, and I’ve been finding all sorts of cool books and audio books buried under the stacks of paper. So, we’re having a Spring Cleaning Open Studio Sale on April 7 from 9:30 am to 1pm at my offices: Hope Artiste Village, Suite 1212, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.…
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Missions and goals (spring 2018 edition)
By now you may know that I hate writing autobiography. Even worse, I despise writing my own bio. This is something I have to do waaaaaay too often — whether for a new brochure or a web page, or in this case for a workshop I’m giving Saturday at the Sharing the Fire storytelling conference. Bios of…
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Old Scratch Nickels and the Bloated Chicken Challenge
“knee slapping!” —Motif Magazine Originally released as part of the Patron Project — to get early access to this and other work, please click here to learn more about becoming a patron Old Scratch Nickels and the Bloated Chicken Challenge This is a live version of “Old Scratch Nickels”, recorded live at the RIBS Liars contest…
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Getting “them” to listen… A workshop at Sharing the Fire, the Northeast’s Storyelling Conference
When I first started storytelling (back in the stone ages), I was amazed at Sharing the Fire — the Northeast’s premier storytelling conference. It was wonderful, inspiring, encouraging and education. I still have some great friends from those days. This year, STF is happening from Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25 in Plymouth, MA. I’m…