THAT EXTRA MILE
Offsetting the darkness of the night and dim streetlights outside, the warm lights inside Brock-Allen Casting’s small house create a relaxed coziness. It’s a perfect atmosphere for our acting class, […]
Writing
YOU’LL LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF
There’s a moment when you look up, with all your family around you, your parents, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and the kids and you catch them in the middle of […]
DON’T BE A BIG SISSY
I don’t like people to see me cry. It’s personal, it’s private. And, just maybe, because my dad taught me how to box at age 6. As a street kid, […]
CUT, BURNED OR MAIMED
If I try to cook, I get cut, burned or something big falls on my toe. That’s a clear message to me that I shouldn’t be in the kitchen. If […]
BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO THINK BIGGER
My father used to say, “Be brave enough to think bigger.” Parked my car and, while crossing the quiet side street in the heart of downtown Austin, I found myself […]
BE THE SQUIRREL
Usually there’s no rain in Austin, but late yesterday we actually got a torrential, wind gusting downpour. Looked out my upstairs office window into the oak tree right beside our […]