If you have a minute, check out my “Behind the Scenes” post on “Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire” about writing beyond what you know. And unless you have been moonlighting as The Most Interesting Man in the World, it’s a problem that will hit sooner rather than the typical way this cliche ends.
Special thanks to YA author Mandy McGinnis for the opportunity!
Check back all this weekend for my live updates from The Philadelphia Folk Festival on CultureMob.
Also, I will be hosting a spoken word programat the festival at 5 p.m. on Friday at the
Lobby Stage. Remember that time you saw the tents fly over the trees? What about the haunted house camp site? Stop by to hear true stories of festivals of years past and share your own at this all-ages program. The best storyteller will receive a special surprise.
In case you missed it, I have posted two more stories on CultureMob.
The preview of the Philadelphia Folk Festival bears special mention, because this year is kind of the completion of a circle. My son, born in 2001, was named in honor of Arlo Guthrie and went to his first festival that year. He and Arlo return this year, ten years later on the fifth fiftieth anniversary of the festival. It just feels right somehow.
Have a great Independence Day!
Shawn Proctor 