¿Farthest possible bus-only trip in North America using only public transit?


Through a post on Twitter, I just became aware of the Global Transit Map. This set off quite a bit of exploration. It occurred to me to plan out the longest possible public transit trip by bus in North America. Fair warning, or perhaps fare warning, this is going to be looooong blog post. tl;dr: … Continue reading ¿Farthest possible bus-only trip in North America using only public transit?

October 18 Reading: Earthquake Weather


My work-in-progress comedy-fantasy Earthquake Weather will have an online staged reading on October 18, 2020, produced by Playwrights' Center of San Francisco, directed by Libby Vega and performed by Roberta Morris, Karen Offereins, Julie Sarabia, Ava Maag, and Cary Ann Rosko. San Francisco: Astronomical rents. San Andreas Fault. Elves. Shoe-making, home-wrecking elves. Four women – … Continue reading October 18 Reading: Earthquake Weather

Representative Tlaib is redefining for us what Muslim Women can do – and we’re freaking out


(Updated Monday, Jan. 7, approx. 10 pm PDT) I am not a fan of public cursing. Not to say that I never do it, but I think it is often overused. I do use it in my plays where I believe it illuminates the world of my characters. Some of my plays have extensive cursing, … Continue reading Representative Tlaib is redefining for us what Muslim Women can do – and we’re freaking out

For the record, I loved Krista Knight’s (Un)hinged


Krista Knight is a young playwright well-known and well-loved in the new plays community. She’s well-loved both for her work (her plays have been produced all over the country) and for her personality, which is supportive, generous, and kind. If you scroll through her Instagram (@playtrixx), you’ll see her promoting the work of other […] via … Continue reading For the record, I loved Krista Knight’s (Un)hinged

Processing “Do Black Lives Matter at Your Theatre? In Your Films?” by Bitter Gertrude


Melissa Hillman's post came just in time for me to see Brownsville Song (B-Side for Tray) by Kimber Lee at Shotgun Players. It's great to know that at Shotgun, the answer is yes, both in front of and behind the stage. At Marin Theatre Company as well, where they regularly do more than one show … Continue reading Processing “Do Black Lives Matter at Your Theatre? In Your Films?” by Bitter Gertrude