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Robin Williams: A Death Hits Home
Aug 22 2014 Filed in: Guest Blogger
My good friend Leesa Brown has agreed to have her op-ed—originally posted to Facebook—appear on WP.com with a few enhancements. Click over to “A Death Hits Home” for more, and here’s an excerpt:
“I honestly wish that doctors and therapists would work more on healing, and less on just slapping a bandage on something to cover it up. Medications for depression may truly help some, but too often they're just a way to shove the problem under the rug so we can pretend it doesn't exist. Building self-esteem and repairing emotional injuries would go a long way. Therapy is often a lifesaver - literally.”
I am a huge proponent and supporter of mental-health services. ARTvision has raised more than $50,000 for Positive Impact, a critical agency that provides critical care for those affected by HIV in the Atlanta area. Leesa single-handedly earned $950 last year for PI with her piece, “Riding the Light.” We are grateful to her for that amazing donation of creativity!
Depression and other related ailments can be lessened if we look out for each other and try to get help to those who need it. As we close out 2014, please consider supporting PI and any other groups or agencies who help those suffering from depression, PTSD and other ailments.
Leesa’s personal experience is a wonderful read. Click over now and have a look. - WP
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Fact To Fiction: A Writer Catches Improv Theatre
(from left: Stephanie Frasier, Will Pollock, Jill Camper & (seated) Nick Cooper)
(ATLANTA :: 23 March 2012) Us writer-types are notorious cocooners. We isolate and analyze, hewing to thought lines, parsing sentences, stretching syntax and linking semi-coherent thoughts to tell a story with which folks might identify.
We scare ourselves within the private confines of a looming deadline or project weight - with a screaming, nagging, fearful voice that only we hear. Yes, like a dog whistle, and it’s as loud as a police siren sometimes. We’re also taught to question conventional wisdom and turn over details for accuracy and truth.
Improv comedy, I’m delighted to say, is the polar opposite of the writer experience. (read the whole post)
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I was stretching and waking up this morning watching CNN, and caught a report by Randy Kaye about Tig Notaro. Tig lost her mother, broke up with her girlfriend and was diagnosed with breast cancer within a few days last year - just before she was booked to do a set at Largo in Los Angeles. (read the post)
My Awesome Level 1 Graduate Show @ Automatic Improv
Oct 31 2012 Filed in: Cool Events | Cool People
Yes, that’s me mugging in the middle.
Kathy Griffin Does Her Best Sharon Osborne...
...and, like me, she talks in bullet points.
"I can't stand that Ryan Seacrest and here's why:"
Watch the below video for a bunch of laughs... and her impersonation of the Osbornes is hilarious.
Who knew Dick Clark was such a badass?
And a postscript: Kathy does flashcards on Ellen.
Season four of the "D List" starts next month!
"I can't stand that Ryan Seacrest and here's why:"
Watch the below video for a bunch of laughs... and her impersonation of the Osbornes is hilarious.
Who knew Dick Clark was such a badass?
And a postscript: Kathy does flashcards on Ellen.
Season four of the "D List" starts next month!