Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
Every time I’m in a terrible place or moment that I’m desperate to pass, I remind myself of my self-talk driving across Nebraska one time. I had that raging churn and hellfire of diarrhea on a long drive, and Nebraska … Read More »
I had so much fun making my other documinitary, I was looking for a next opportunity. What better than maybe my coolest speaking experience ever? I spoke at the Pueblo of Jemez, a sovereign nation in New Mexico, last month. … Read More »
I’ve been playing with making little movies to get ready to promote my book that’s coming out this month, and I thought it would be fun to try making mini documentaries of my adventures. Here’s my first attempt. It was … Read More »
I try not to be the American jerk who shows up to another country and doesn’t bother to learn a spec of their language. So when I took my most recent international birthday adventure, I had ambitious plans to brush … Read More »
In 2005, I left life as a full-time touring comedian and moved to North Carolina to accept a position as a high school English and journalism teacher. I rented a little white house with three porches and giant trees rooted … Read More »
In late March, 2016, I had a lovely tour of speaking gigs across upstate New York. I did 7 presentations at 5 campuses in 4 days and had the time of my life. I did my women’s empowerment workshop 3 … Read More »
On February 26, which happens to be my mom’s birthday, I had the honor of being the keynote speaker at Pace University’s 2nd Women’s Leadership Conference. The student and faculty organizers did an incredible job producing and promoting a full day … Read More »
“When you’re stuck in a situation, consider your options, pick the best one, and move forward.” This weekend, I’m writing a third draft of something I thought was already done. And these rewrites have been major ones. Something very important as a … Read More »
tbb = throwback blog. More from the archives of my 2003-2006 road comedy years. In honor of her recent birthday, I’m featuring an adventure with my late grandma. This is the tale of Hazel on the road. I took her with … Read More »
tbb = throwback blog. More from the archives of my 2003-2006 road comedy years when I kept a photo journal on my dinky FrontPage website. For this week’s edition, I decided to share the tale of my first gig with … Read More »