Category Archives: Spirituality

Negative? Negative.

Throughout my life, I’ve had issues with negativity. That’s a loaded statement, that can be taken any number of ways, depending on who reads it, and what their relationship to me happens to be. So, allow me to parse. On the surface it sounds as though I’m admitting to being a negative person. I am not, …

Continue reading

An Open Letter to a Failed “Leader”

For the purposes of this open letter, the subject shall be addressed as “Debra.” –Ty Dear Debra, I hereby withdraw my apology. I don’t do that often, and in fact this may be the first time I’ve ever done so. But I’ve had years to think about this, and I’ve decided that apologizing to you …

Continue reading

An Open Letter to an Audience Member

For the purposes of this letter, I’ll refer to the addressee as Mr. Barnes.   Dear Mr. Barnes, Since yesterday was the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare, I thought it appropriate that I write to you today. But as the man himself said, “brevity is the sole of wit.” I’m sure you can appreciate that, and I’ll not …

Continue reading

An Open Letter to a Victim of My Wrath

For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be addressed as Margaret. -Ty   Dear Margaret, I apologize, and ask your forgiveness. You, a stranger I had never seen before, nor have seen since, were the victim of my wrath on a day when I had to be angry. I will go one …

Continue reading

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 …

Continue reading