This site has existed for six and a half years.  In May, 2013 I had a vision, but I hadn’t had a work on stage since college.  Before 2014, The Feast of Jovi Bono (TFOJB) had a premiere on 42nd Street, NYC.  I’m not showing up on New Year’s Day to catalogue Fierce Good Causes’ accomplishments, thought the last three years have been extraordinary. Each win came with pain and disappointment. We don’t have money, though we’ve had some great donors and supporters. We don’t have fame.  We have a lot of stories not yet told, because here at Fierce … Continue reading The fire 2020

I couldn’t finish a play. They say writer’s block is only real insofar as you don’t push through to overcome it. You overcome it by writing — anything. I promised to write a gay marriage play in the summer of 2017 and here we are at the end of 2019 and it’s not finished. But now I have a path to finishing it, because I wrote a short story called Pulse. If you can’t write — write anything! A story, a poem, a commercial, a song, a list. Consider it a workout for the mental muscle that draws up the … Continue reading The earthly energy of story

Fierce Good Causes founded and launched Mental Health Con Sept. 27-29 in Estherville, Iowa. Fierce Good Causes was thrilled to have as a major sponsor Midwest Ketafusion in Iowa City, Iowa. A practitioner from the ketamine infusion clinic joined the conference by speakerphone Saturday afternoon.  In any given year, some 16 million Americans experience major depression. Because it tends to manifest in the prime of life of an individual, the effects can be devastating, resulting in destroyed careers and relationships and finances. Not surprisingly, depression is the leading cause of disability, worldwide. In addition – directly and indirectly –  depression … Continue reading Mental Health Con features intro to ketamine infusion

I was in New York City at the finish of May and start of June for a journalism fellowship at Columbia University Journalism School. I’ve been home a week, and I still can’t begin to describe how amazing it was. After the fellowship closed Saturday afternoon, June 2, I put my artist hat back on. I met up with director and original cast members of Maximalista (#MentalHealthPlay) and I happened upon Bryant Park, where they were setting up for a musical performance. Scattered across the grass were music lovers also loving one another. I captured those images in the still-bright … Continue reading City of Love