May 16, 2010
My First Attempt: a deadline
This is going to be very short and direct.
Now that the solo performance show I was in is over and my other blog is fully launched and running, I’ve been able to refocus my efforts on my First Attempt, which will use the California Christmas Flood in the 70s as a pivot point and examine how that fits into the larger story of my mother’s father’s life.
My mother’s family will be gathering for Memorial Day weekend, and I’ll use that time to interview my aunt who lives in Oregon as well as any remaining family members. Once The Gathering is complete, I’ll use the next week to complete the remaining steps (The Coupling, The Refining and The Submitting). My First Attempt will be ready to go by Monday, June 7, when I will post a snippet of it here and send the entire thing off to the folks at This American Life.
Then I’ll get ready to do it all again. Rock on.
