Up the steep gravel driveway and to the right is a humble white structure which used to be a single-car garage. To the left is the Janz family home where, if you’re lucky, you’ll be able to savor Brenda’s homemade soup du jour at lunchtime. (At the…
read moreIt’s our hope to see this song performed with muscular and even violent physicality - the kind of dance that makes you want to hit something. For now, we can only imagine.
This song is a dark prayer, the kind muttered under one’s breath. The name of God is called upon, but there…
read moreBy the time we got to writing this song, Brian and I had hit our stride. I sent him a lyric which was ready to be set to music as is, and he wrote the song with only minor lyrical adjustments. Perhaps this one came easily to…
read moreI began the “what ifs?” What if it was a girl… what if it was a girl with Down syndrome? What if it was a girl with another type of disability? What if it was a boy – another boy with fragile X? If I…
read moreBrian speaks to the Prodigal God Supporters about the marketing approach and why we choose to distribute the project ourselves. We hope you will help spread the word and take this journey with us.
read moreTuesday, November 8th, 2011
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS, Part Three of Three
The story version of Prodigal God is a fusion of three different types of writing. It’s a series…
Monday, October 31st, 2011
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS, Part Two of Three
Now about playwriting. Last summer, I was finishing up a rewrite of a play I had written twelve…
Monday, October 24th, 2011
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS, Part One of Three
In the past year, I’ve done more writing than I have since the first time I was in grad…