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Photos of my dog, because why not
This is a blog about playwriting. But you know what? I have a really cute dog. So I've decided to introduce Laya to the world. Brief...
thomasmmoran
May 3, 20232 min read


Forgive me blog, for I have sinned
It’s been over a year since my last entry. Why? Well, for starters, no one reads this blog, which is at least partly by design – I don’t...
thomasmmoran
Apr 25, 20234 min read


Geegaw fail: the AlphaSmart 3000
I went overboard on the New Year's Resolutions this year. I actually made an itemized list of 4 of them, which in turn were sorted into...
thomasmmoran
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Progress!
“Progress” is something that feels somewhat lacking in my life right now (thanks, COVID) but the name of this post is still appropriate...
thomasmmoran
Jan 4, 20222 min read


A recipe for lethargy
Well, it's been a year. No, literally, it's been a year (and then some) since I wrote anything in this blog. Have things happened since...
thomasmmoran
Jul 26, 20212 min read


Zoom!
Like most of my white-collar brethren, I've spent the last two months becoming more acquainted with online conferencing, and specifically...
thomasmmoran
May 19, 20202 min read


COVID FTL
I had arguably my most successful day as a playwright at the end of February, when I had two plays accepted into play contests in one...
thomasmmoran
Mar 27, 20202 min read


UAF Winter Shorts
The UAF Student Drama Association's Winter Shorts always seem like kind of a scattershot affair, with content coming from who knows...
thomasmmoran
Feb 28, 20202 min read


The Sign
Heartland Theater in Illinois has a long-running one-act festival that attracts a lot of interest, and I've tried to get in a few times...
thomasmmoran
Feb 3, 20202 min read


Famous For Fifteen
The UAF Student Drama Association has an annual contest called "Famous for Fifteen," where they do readings of short plays. I think they...
thomasmmoran
Jan 27, 20202 min read


Thoreau: The Musical
For the last (embarrassingly long length of time redacted) or so I've been poking around on a novel project: my first musical! (A...
thomasmmoran
Dec 8, 20192 min read


First base, and second base (or I'm in the Army Now)
On April 17, I received an email entitled "TA#19-066 BREAKOUT." The body of the email was: "Mr. Moran, Attached you will find a DA 3238...
Tom Moran
Dec 2, 20192 min read


One damn minute
The name says it all. Tomorrow and Monday is the 6th Alaska One-Minute Play Festival, and not only have I had plays in all six, I've...
thomasmmoran
Mar 17, 20192 min read


Overnighters, redux
I've frankly been doing a pretty crap job of writing anything lately, which is why I'm glad the Alaska Overnighters came along again: no...
thomasmmoran
Oct 1, 20183 min read


The Last Frontier Theatre Conference
I spent last week at the Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference in beautiful (and soggy) Valdez, Alaska. I've been coming to the...
thomasmmoran
Jun 18, 20182 min read


8x10's
Once again, the 8x10s' were, well, the 8x10's. Some good, some bad, some ugly. I think my piece, "Further Reflection," acquitted itself...
thomasmmoran
May 29, 20182 min read


The 8x10's, again
The first play I ever had read was for a contest called the Fairbanks Drama Association 8x10's: 8 plays, each (ostensibly) 10 minutes...
thomasmmoran
Mar 19, 20182 min read


Another damn minute
Last month, I was invited once again to contribute a couple of plays to the Alaska One-Minute Play Festival, which includes pieces from...
thomasmmoran
Mar 6, 20182 min read


Alaska Overnighters
This is a playwriting site, so perhaps I'd better write a bit about drama, eh? A few weeks ago I traveled down to Anchorage to take place...
Tom Moran
Feb 6, 20182 min read


Apparently I'm blogging now
Hello to everyone who may happen to be out there (but who probably aren't.) Just trying to get the hang of this whole blogging...
Tom Moran
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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