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How to Walk Away From a Sure Thing
From the my office window, I watched red-tailed hawks hunting and mountain bikers riding single-track…
What’s Your Deal, James Judd?
James Judd is a monologist (a fancy word for “storyteller”) who lives in Manhattan. Years…
No Skin off My Nose: Taking Criticism Without Losing Your Way
It took many years of self-work to realize that my creativity had stagnated because of…
Burning Questions for Brett Sparks of The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family’s spare, supernatural and timeless sound on their recordings is no accident. Brett…
What’s Your Deal, AJ Woods?
AJ plays folk rock songs that are somehow both timeless and evocative of an earlier…
Staying Organized, Busy, Inspired and Sexy: Part II
The most significant lesson I’ve learned as a composer, film editor and writer is that…
What’s Your Deal, Floozy?
I’m telling you, people, Floozy is fun. I’ve played a…
Burning Questions for Rick Lowe, Founder of Project Row Houses
Rick Lowe’s Project Row Houses began as 22 abandoned shotgun-style houses in Houston’s Third Ward,…
What’s Your Deal, Cactus Tractor?
Cactus Tractor is a multi-person Bohemian Pop Folk Disco (beau-pop-faux-disc) band based in Albuquerque, New…
Telemasters of the Universe
To play a well set-up guitar is almost intoxicating—but to be involved in the creation…
What Can Artists Do About Out-of-Control Cops?
In 2011 I curated a group show called I ♥ Cops in response to APD…
Burning Questions for Sini Anderson, Director of The Punk Singer
Sini Anderson co-founded Sister Spit, the raucous spoken word tour, and directed The Punk Singer,…
What’s Your Deal, Sage and Jared’s Happy Gland Band?
Sage & Jared’s Happy Gland Band will be unleashing happiness upon Pyragraph’s ReLaunch party, and…
Ready, Set, Query! Finding an Agent
I asked friends and trusted publishing professionals what writers could do to improve their chances…
What’s Your Deal, Hurdle?
“Just as Faye was about to get the party started and plunge a dagger into…
The Inevitable Videotaped Interview: I Am An Artist #21
Edie Everette’s script for the video interview every artist dreads.
What’s Your Deal, Monica Demarco & Christina Cavaleri?
We do get crazy burns and bruises during rehearsal that are hard to explain later….
How I Failed at Being John Cassavetes
I couldn’t make movies, so I decided to write plays. Horrible plays. I held auditions….
What’s Your Deal, Kevin Herig & Kyle Ruggles?
We just keep moving around the stage until one of us gets dizzy and tangled…
I Hired An Artist Consultant
“I know that’s crazy, ” I said. And he said I must go for crazy….