Escape Velocity

Over the course of this winter some very good friends are working on creating lists for themselves by addressing the questions “What did they hope to accomplish with their life?” and, “What will they regret not doing if they should die without doing it?”

Reading emails from a couple of these friends I was reminded of something. Continue reading

Less Is More

The power of radio as a media for theatrical presentation is its lack of suffocating detail. Naturally a radio show will include creaking doors and the thump, thump, thump of foot falls to help establish atmosphere and indicate movement in the space. But these details are just broad strokes. There remains plenty of room for each audience member to supplement the sparse setting with details drawn from the greatest special effects generator ever developed — the human brain. Continue reading