Category Archives: Miscellany

Ty’s Virtual Meet and Greet

Truth be told I know there are some folks out there. This blog has about 100 followers via WordPress, and a certain group of them tend to mention when they “like” one of my posts. And of course I have one or two regular commenters that post thoughtful responses on a regular basis. For that …

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Open Letter to An Alleged Adult

For the purposes of this short letter, the subject will be addressed as “Mandy”. -Ty   Dear Mandy, We were never that close, and looking back I can see why we probably never could have been. It’s not because I discovered you through the internet. I have met several decent people whom I still call …

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Sympathy for the….Phelps?

It would appear that prolific hater and bigot Fred Phelps is dead. I’m not affected by it much. Maybe it’s because I explored the nature of such a man so thoroughly when I portrayed him in The Laramie Project, and am now done with being swayed too much by such people. Maybe it’s because I’m …

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An Open Letter to an (Almost) Kindred Spirit

For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be referred to as Melanie. —Ty Dear Melanie, I see comments from you on Facebook here and there, left on the pages of people we both know. People we have both known for years, in fact. I can’t call them mutual friends because it seems you don’t …

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The (Audio) Play’s the Thing. Even Now.

I couldn’t sleep last night (which is nothing new) so I opted to try listening to some music. Usually in bed I use the CD player, so I don’t have to bother with headphones that the mp3 player requires. So I reached for my CD holder. But at the last second I decided to not …

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