When I had just learned to read, my mother took every opportunity to buy me books that she thought would convey a great message. She got me one called Flutterby about an awkward Pegasus who mopes around wondering who she is, trying on the various identities of her friends, to… Read full post »

I normally don't like to be on stage, but was more than happy to perform a 10 min story recently, along with some other readers who read their work on that night. LA has some really talented writers, and so I really wanted to kick my own ass into doing something… Read full post »

In the late seventies, at the unsavory suggestion of my mother, I became a reluctant member of “The 4-H Club” for girls. It was the no frills version of the Girl Scouts, and all the local misfits seemed to be members by default. The girls in my division met… Read full post »

Welcome to the second installment of your city Governmental addendum as it relates to you, which is to say, how it relates to how we at The How To Act Club see it. There are two new orders of business to be discussed here: the first order of business is a… Read full post »

Figure out what you're good at, and do that, mostly. If you find you're not good at anything, you will have the option to move to a country where it isn't as important to excel at anything, for the most part. If you decide to stay here but don't mind… Read full post »