All the Things

I hope you’re having a lovely May. Here’s this month’s newsletter, in which I express the ways in which the first quarter of 2023 were wonderful or grueling for me.

As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on my other goings-on–this time as an actress, a higher-ed guest artist, and the subject of an immersive article in Japanese.

All the Things

It’s always an honor to be read by you. Wishing you a safe, peaceful spring/fall/rainy/dry/windy/temperate season, wherever you are.

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Beginnings and Endings

I hope you’re having a good, safe holiday season and/or December. Here’s this month’s newsletter, in which I describe some unexpected, joyful opportunities that have come my way recently. I also announce a pause on the newsletter, which will be far less frequent in the coming year.

As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on my other goings-on.

Beginnings and Endings

It’s always an honor to be read by you. Have very Happy Holidays and a wonderful new year!

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Transitions

I hope you had a good October. Here, belatedly, is my September newsletter, in which I describe how it feels to have to look for a new apartment after 18 years, especially as someone who moved very frequently for over three decades…and then stayed put for a long time.

As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on workshops and my other goings-on.

Transitions

Have a Happy Halloween!

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Expressing Ourselves

I hope you’re enjoying July despite any extreme weather. Here’s this month’s newsletter, in which I remind us that human beings need to express ourselves and be understood by somebody, and if we do it via unpredictable and insightful storytelling, we’re making art while creating connection.

As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on workshops and my other goings-on.

Expressing Ourselves

Have a great rest of July!

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10 Years of Gratitude

I hope you’re having a lovely May. Here’s this month’s newsletter, in which I commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the premiere of Alien Citizen and remind creators that our fear of failure can prove unnecessary. Even when it looks like we have failed, our shows can prove us wrong in unexpected ways.

As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on workshops and my other goings-on.

10 Years of Gratitude

Have a great rest of May!

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Asking for Help

I hope your 2023 has been good so far. Here’s my March newsletter, in which I share how vulnerable it can be to ask for help, and then I ask for a little bit of help. As always, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on workshops and my other goings-on.

Asking for Help

Have a great rest of March and a lovely Spring or Fall depending on your hemisphere!

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Letting Go & Creating Space

Happy 2023! I hope yours has begun well. Here’s my January newsletter, in which I share how I’m letting go of something connected to my first solo show. As usual, there’s a writing prompt plus updates on workshops.

Letting Go & Creating Space

Have a great rest of January and a Happy New Year, both Western and Lunar!

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Creatively Expressing 2022

Happy Holidays! Here’s my December newsletter, in which I encourage you to write or express the hard experiences as well as the joyful ones in your creative work about the past year. As usual, it has a writing prompt plus updates on workshops in 2023.

Creatively Expressing 2022

Have a great rest of 2022 and a Happy New Year!

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Sharing It & Adulting | Communication

Why hello! Here are my October and November newsletters, which go into different issues we might face when crafting our stories or working creatively in general. They also have writing prompts and updates on my goings-on.

Sharing It & Adulting

Communication

Have a great rest of November!

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Transitioning

Why, hello there. It’s been an age.

Two years! Good gawd.

For some time now, I’ve been meaning to post about retiring my first show. Something about saying goodbye and letting go and so on…three+ years (!) after the fact.

As it turns out, I’m dusting the show off one last time to perform excerpts as part of a wonderful series in L.A.

Speaking of which, I need to start rehearsing it immediately. 👀

But the main reason I’m posting after such a long hiatus is to let you know that my writings on creativity, along with writing prompts, can now be found in my monthly newsletter (instead of this blog).

I don’t know when I’ll write about creating and touring a solo show again, because I think I’ve posted on the major aspects of the whole shebang.

But never say never! If and when I do write about it, it will be in the newsletter.

If you’re not already subscribing to the newsletter, you can do so here.

Below are this year’s newsletter issues, with the most recent on top:

Finishing it / Starting Something New

Trusting the Creative Process (Part 2)

Trusting the Creative Process

Connection

Putting It Off & Greatest Need

For the Sheer Delight of It

When It Turned Out Well

Being Helped

New Year & Writing Prompts on Video

I’ll post links to future issues here when they’re published, but if you’d like to read them without having to click on a link inside a blog, just subscribe.

Thank you so much for reading this blog over the years! It meant everything to read your comments here and on Facebook in the various solo show and storytelling groups. It transformed my day to receive your kind responses.

I was terrified the first few (many?) times I posted on this blog. Talk about vulnerable.

You were so encouraging and appreciative that it made all the difference.

Thank you again. I am so grateful.

Please let me know in the Comments if you’re working on anything so I can cheer you on!

May your creative pursuits bring you creative fulfillment. Have a good, safe rest of 2022 and beyond.

Love,
Lisa

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