I love McSweeney's. Today I read "A Universal Invoice For A Manhattan Child's Birthday Party" by Justin Warner. Have a look. It really sums up what I like about them. It says it all really. They're original, they have a sense of humour, they aren't afraid to be off the wall, they aren't afraid to [...]
Author: lizpostlethwaite
Being Part Of Something Important
Communities are important. They're the glue that keep us together. They're the places we can go to be ourselves and to learn who ourself is. To make good work that means something, you need to find your community and be part of it. You need to sit down and talk to people about who they [...]
Who Am I? No…Really…Who Am I?
I am working on a play at the moment. It is called "A Little Voice A Long Way From Here". I wrote the script but it is loosely based on a story by an American writer called Vendela Vida called "Let The Northern Lights Erase Your Name". It is the story of a girl called [...]
5 Reasons Why Stories Are Such a Good Thing
People like stories. They feel comfortable with them. It's a historical thing. Humans have been telling stories for pretty much as long as humans have existed. Stories tell us who we are and help us understand our place in the world. People forget facts but remember stories. Anyone can tell a story - it's part [...]