Lately, I've seen discourse online about whether The Wiz is a good movie. I understand both sides of the argument, I suppose, but for me, a piece of art succeeds on its strengths rather than its exclusion of weaknesses….
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I have officially accepted a position at Northwestern's Litowitz MA/MFA program. It's a 3-year commitment, fully-funded, and it's in-person….
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On Saturday, Kechi and I headed back to New Orleans to catch LSD Clownsystem at the Joy Theater. This was our first true Carnival event this season even though it’s not a parade or a ball….
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This past Thursday, I read at Skye Jackson’s book release event for her poetry collection, Libre. The event took place at the Marigny Opera house, a venue where I’ve never performed. The space is beautiful—soaring cathedral ceilings, an air of mystery, and a sense that the building is even older than New Orleans itself.
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We finally made it into February, and if I thought the world was on fire before, holy shit are we in it now….
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One of the things I love so much about Kechi is that she does excellent, engaging work on several fronts—as a comic, as a photographer, and as an educator, and helping her formulate and work toward her creative goals feels like an exquisite privilege. She does the same for me….
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A few years back, Nkechi Chibueze wrote, produced and starred in a one-woman show called PERVERGIN. The show was about her experience of being a thirty-five-year-old “Supervirgin” who had never been so much as kissed. Beginning on January 22, she’ll be debuting an updated version of her show at the Hopkins Black Box Theater at LSU in Baton Rouge.
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It’s cold as hell in the Gulf South today, and things are heating up, at least on the creative side.
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Every year, I like to wish my friends and family a happy THanksgiving. I’ll send them a photo of Tom Hanks and tell them the Hanks vehicle I’m most hankful for. (It’s often Bosom Buddies.) Sometimes I’ll switch it up a little and make it a CHanksgiving, and send a photo of Colin. So far, my favorite vehicle is Season 1 of Fargo. Maybe that will change someday. Honestly, I’m glad Chet is still going by Chet Haze, as far as I know. The guy amuses me, but I’m not hankful for his appearance on Atlanta. (That first Ziwe interview of his is a pure scream, though.) And now the holiday has come and gone—along with my forty-fifth birthday.
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I’ve started posting old fiction of mine on my Patreon. I’ve already been posting works in progress—novel chapters, verse, and the like, and I had been kicking around the idea of putting up this old trunk novel I had from the first time I tried to sell a book. I will probably still do that, but I’ve got an out-of-print short story collection that I love, and even some of my stories that are hosted online have disappeared without my realizing it. That happens in a career as long as mine….
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What a weekend. Kechi and I have been working out a lot lately. I don’t know when we boosted our frequency to four sessions weekly, but we’ve been bouncing around between YMCA locations here in Baton Rouge.
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Last week was jam packed with activity, and I feel like I didn’t have much time to catch my breath. I had two readings in New Orleans. One was at Bar Redux, the same venue where Kechi and I got married six weeks ago. (Sunday) and the other was at the Milton H. Latter Memorial Library, also in New Orleans.
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Kechi and I have started going to the gym again, but one thing that takes getting used to these days is that even when I’m not hitting the gym, I’m staying active. This week, I’ve walked over five miles with Karate three times, with 2.5- and 3.5-mile days interspersed. It’s a relatively modest achievement, but it’s a big deal for someone my size—and then for me, personally...
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