To me, writing is like playing. Even when it’s rigorous and tough, the practice allows my mind to run wild, experiment, learn, and get lost in joy. Turns out, the same thing happens every week when I go to a drop-in Saturday improv class at led by Clifford Mae Henderson and Dixie Cox of The Fun Institute in Santa Cruz. Typically about thirty people show up at the tiny theater, and for the next few hours, Clifford and Dixie — who’ve been teaching improv since 1993 — have us p

Watch now! A fellow author and friend of mine, John McCaffrey , had a great idea for a YouTube podcast: ask people, “Who’s the most...

Contact EJ “If a TV show gets produced, it’s a miracle.” When EJ DeBrun said those words while speaking on a panel at the San Francisco...

One of the most primordial things humans do — and love to do — is tell stories and listen to them. Campfires, bedtimes, pajama parties,...