Sometimes the Clothes Do Not Make the Man
I'm sitting at a desk in my classroom, 41 minutes before the class is even set to begin. I've already written on the board and prepared...
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cogswellmatt77
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
The Cost
I ran another Twitter promotion. I spent $10 for 24-hour promotion. I promoted the YouTube link of my solo show and asked for more...
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cogswellmatt77
- Dec 22, 2022
- 6 min
trying to remain consistent while rebelling against consistency
For the many years I have tried to "brand" myself as an actor/writer/performance artist beyond my local community, I have been on the...
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cogswellmatt77
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Revive Zoom Theater
I miss Zoom Theater. There, I said it. If you don't like that brazen thought, go watch some talentless hack on TikTok or YouTube Shorts...
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cogswellmatt77
- Sep 11, 2022
- 3 min
Unbearable
Yesterday I was walking through a large barn that housed thousands of items for sale in trendy Newburyport. The two outside aisles were...
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cogswellmatt77
- Apr 25, 2022
- 4 min
Artistic (Temporary) Death in 2020
In December 2018 a very short 'play' of mine, which was more like an SNL skit, premiered in front of a live audience. Before then, it had...
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cogswellmatt77
- Mar 2, 2022
- 3 min
Letting Go
I've been awake since 3 a.m. I read for a while and when that did not put me to sleep, I opened my laptop to do some work. I'm not...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 23, 2022
- 2 min
Impulse
I've found that some of my best artistic choices have happened last minute, such as when I would decide to audition for a show an hour...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 20, 2022
- 4 min
Other People's Art: Early 2022 Edition
Let's consider Monday the start of the week for the sake of this post, shall we? It has been an intriguing week in terms of my artistic...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 13, 2022
- 2 min
Revision X 3
I'm sitting in my home office listening to a Bose radio my dad gave me since he plans to upgrade. Because of its age, it's outdated for...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Fringe Lottery
In 2015 I began writing what eventually became One Angry Gay Man. A workshop happened with The Forge Theater Lab The Forge Theater Lab -...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
#Hustling #GoalDigger
I'm sitting at my "desk," wishing this typical winter cold would just pack up and leave already. As I start this post, I still have two...
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cogswellmatt77
- Feb 4, 2022
- 4 min
Midnight Musings: Out of Memory
It is already past midnight. I was hoping to go live on my YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa4PrGrybtLV3LXcQw9RYUg but...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 29, 2022
- 6 min
Fat Kid in a Public Pool Goes on a Mini-Vacation
Late afternoon yesterday I got a text that caused me to have an immediate anxiety reaction. The text was from the landlord of my building...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min
Floating on Hope Ave
Two years ago I was experiencing artistic bliss. Two of my plays were being workshopped by The Forge Theater Lab. The Forge Theater Lab -...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Performance Artist
I've been reading Julia Cameron's Walking in This World: The Practical Art of Creativity. It is a sequel to The Artist's Way. For the...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
Elliptical Career Path
Louie Anderson died a couple days ago. I enjoyed him. That's a simple way to put it. I liked his unique, pitchy voice and how authentic...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 19, 2022
- 5 min
A Gym Story
It started out really well. I had visited the gym thirteen times in December and then six times in January through the 8th. Then I got...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Big Deal Actor
I am currently at a heavy weight, not my heaviest but certainly not my lightest. I have never been too shy about sharing my weight...
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cogswellmatt77
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
A Series of Notifications, Signifying Nothing
Meet Derek. The activists who flood this city’s streets with their clipboards and signs are terrible. But worse than them are the online...
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