My First Post

I have decided to join the world of blogs for my own selfish reasons like everyone else of course. I need to stay in the practice of steady writing. One can only hope that this application of a public diary will improve both my skills in writing and my depth.
Things that I won't write about:
1 Gossip- I feel that our American culture is seriously focused on the most trivial escapism of celebrity nonsense. I am no Brittany Spears, Lindsy Lohan, or Beyonce obsessed person with all of the time in the world to spend posting or receiving images of their latest foolishness. The fame game must be a bit of a drag on the other side of it. Although I do know a few major celebrities from my days as an actor, the public can only recognize them as out sized cartoon characters in the atmosphere of television screens that showcase them with the same intensity revered for Gods in past mythologies. I once tried to satisfy my curiosity concerning this phenomena by reading different Black Gossip sites. From this experiment I did learn that this stuff does have a certain addictive pull. I found myself losing hours looking at the latest pictures, discovering the latest beefs, checking out the links, and even reading reality show blogs.
I am not saying this to knock any one's personal interest in this stuff. I hopefully won't get caught up in writing this myself( as mind candy distracting as it is.
Whatever my feelings about it , I do feel that there are some bloggers who satirize this surreal life really well. Clay Cane the writer/blogger comes to mind. His page consistently hits areas of black pop culture from his gay black male perspective. He also drops some deep history/science when he feels that we need a deeper understanding of the roots of Amerikkan dysfunctions and hypocrisies.


Things that I would love to write:

Social Commentary: I believe that in spite of the fact that we are living in a gossip saturated world, the African American social commentary is in a golden (Or should I say ebony) age. Micheal Eric Dyson, Cornell West, Marc Lamont Hill ,e.t.c
Although my thoughts represent a grain of sand in comparison to the ocean of their vast bodies of work, I do have some things to say based on my studies, experiences, observations, and questions.

Stories: I am a storyteller by profession. I have written many things out of necessity. I will use this forum to get feedback on some of my current projects by way of samples. For example, I am writing a novel for Young Adults called Sick Secrets. I would love to hear what you think dear readers.

My experiences as a Teaching Artist : I work in the craziest places. I use role playing as a teaching tool in schools, jails, mental institutions , homeless shelters , and even traditional theatres. I have not been good at keeping a log of my almost 20 years of experiences in this crazy world that makes you want to laugh, cry , or just shake your head about the doings in these joints. I will try to share twice weekly.

That's it for now. I thank all 10(lol) people who will ever read this.
Daniel