News from the void. How I keep going. You can too.
Local man learns dangers of squall lines, dew points, and falling in love.
The author, on air. Conditions were about to change.
“How do you know it was really love?” A TV weatherman showed me sunny days and a broken heart.
I was 22, newly out of the closet, and convinced I had found something real. Until a storm cloud moved in.
This is a story about early love, self-deception, and what happens when you finally question your own feelings.
“Searching? Me too. I write true stories about finding hope, humor, or occasionally just dog hair. Sometimes it helps.”
Full story →What began as one man writing his way through a bad week now lands in more than 700 inboxes and was named a “Substack Bestseller.”
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“I’ll write my book someday Saturday.”
The October 10 workshop sold out, so a new date has been added: Saturday, November 7. Seats are going fast for the live, one-hour workshop where attendees will learn how to finally write their books: memoir or novel, where to start, how to outline, and how to f-ing finish it. Ten spots. $89.
Instructor Byron Lane worked for Carrie Fisher, won two Emmys as a journalist, and wrote A Star Is Bored, which The New York Times Book Review called “wildly funny,” then Big Gay Wedding. He’s sharing the tools that got him a two-book deal.
“Searching? Me too. I write true stories about finding hope, humor, or occasionally just dog hair. Sometimes it helps.”
— Byron Lane
Everything Is Stupid Okay Fine I’ll Keep Going. Handmade. Limited. Byron Lane’s latest.
A small, handmade book is now available in limited quantities, and early readers say it fits in a pocket, a purse, or a very bad week.
“Small enough to hold onto. True enough to hold onto you.”— A readerGet your copy →
“Take your broken heart and go make art.” That was the advice Carrie Fisher gave me years ago, back when I was her assistant. I’ve been following it ever since.
A live, one-hour workshop. Saturday, October 10. 10am PT. 10 spots only.
Full story →“Our marriage doesn’t feel like ones from TV or movies.” Five years of marriage and something still doesn’t line up.
“Our marriage doesn’t feel like ones from TV or movies.” Five years of marriage and something still doesn’t line up. I thought I knew what this was supposed to feel like.
This is a story about commitment, confusion, and what love actually feels like…
How a thermostat drama unlocked creative momentum.
Continue reading →My mom had a heart attack. I flew home. I handled it. Then I drove fifty-one hours back to California and fell apart.
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