So this is my first journal entry of the new year. Retail life can be hell :). The new year has brought about a lot of creativity as well as reflection on the past. In the past year, I finally finished Fathers And Sons, a play from too far back, a good copy of The State Of Tennessee which is everything I could ask of it and the beginnings of two new plays. I have entered three contest over the past year and still waiting for two results. I am developing space to write with my own home and outside places. I feel much more confident showing my stuff out there after getting over those jitters. As for the future, well I think its filled with challenges and hills, but all surmountable. I am planning on going back to school to finish a theatre degree in production (I have a minor in theatre studies only, but many transferable production credits). I am also at work finishing the two new plays, Brothers And Arms and Net Violation (still tentative) with a surprising new one that came from watching James Bond (who knew?). I am springing with ideas and that's the way I like it.

This week has been a mixture of getting back to practice after a rough Christmas at the store and extra hours. I am back at the library working on Net Violation right now, a story about a woman who joins a gay volleyball league. It's a little comedy, but also social commentary about the state of relations between men and women in the gay community. I am having fun developing the characters and avoiding a play involving research (try reading enough Tennessee Williams's bios and plays sink a ship) and getting back to just creating.

I am also working on an outline for a play about two villains from Diamonds Are Forever. I am not a Bond fan really, but over the holidays, Todd got the ultimate box sets and I was floored to see these two gay villains in the movie. I was fascinated beyond any normalcy by these men (ask anyone who has talked to me in the last three days) and wanted to write something about them. That writing project turned into a play idea about their life before they ran into Bond, so that is occupying my mind at the time.

Another bit of news is my upcoming trip to New York City. I am going to see my friend Owen, who is graciously holding me up and planning to see a few shows (yes a Tennessee Williams's one too). I think it will be a great experience for me and I'm sure to have a load of fun.

Books I've Read:
1) P.S. The Cat Is Dead by James Kirkwood - a hilarious tale with a great message about living one's life for themself. The tale is about a man who captures a gay burglar and I was taken by it.

2)L. Frank Baum: Creator Of Oz by Katherine M. Rogers - a good read for anyone wanting to know where those stories came from and the man behind them. A little long in some parts, but a good learn.