Staged Community

My Poem

I wore the weight like it was mine to bear,
Blamed every crack on how I cared—
Every silence, every sigh,
I thought I was the reason why. I shrank myself to fit her mold,
Stood in the shadows, did as told.
Loved her loud and lived in quiet,
While she danced through life like a private riot. She... read more

Merrily we Roll Along (the filmed version now in theaters)

I just saw it today, anyone else see it? I thought it was fantastic. Used to listen to the OG soundtrack all the time and this is the first time I’ve seen it staged. “Opening doors” was everything I ever wanted from it.

When you see slapstick comedy in real life.

I genuinely thought this might be staged but then two more cop cars came flying in.

Your body didn't betray you; it finally stopped betraying itself for your sake. It stopped enabling your slow-motion self-destruction. It staged an intervention disguised as illness, a rebellion disguised as weakness. And it was the most loving thing it could have done.

Late night thoughts

Ads. The trends in online ads are too obvious. "Don't buy this unless you want "only says positive things" "We're sorry! /We made a mistake" Attention grabbing for a sale, no mention of any mistake at all Stopping people in the street with a mic And it's the same people with different dialogue... read more

My Poem

I wore the weight like it was mine to bear,
Blamed every crack on how I cared—
Every silence, every sigh,
I thought I was the reason why. I shrank myself to fit her mold,
Stood in the shadows, did as told.
Loved her loud and lived in quiet,
While she danced through life like a private riot. She... read more