So I found my old diary from 2012 and am reading through it. I'll actually be reading a small piece of it on stage for my new solo show. In fact, that's why I'm looking through it at all. It ended up being kind of an epic journey rescuing this old document from a failing hard drive... I very narrowly avoided losing this journal altogether, but I'd already written in a scene where I go and find an old diary entry I remember writing, and I was committed to the bit. The above is

Fertile Ground line-up just officially got announced! http://fertilegroundpdx.org/portfolio-item/love-and-diseases/ #theater #cancer #cancersurvivor

Excited and honored to be leading a writing group at Camp Koru this afternoon. I attended a surf camp with this organization back in 2014, when I was just barely a year out of treatment. It was a great experience. If you're interested in writing regularly with fellow survivors, don't miss my weekly Wednesday group.Excited and honored to be leading a writing group at Camp Koru this afternoon. If you're interested in writing regularly with fellow survivors, don't miss my weekly

This was a really amazing, surreal day of my life. The whole time I had cancer, I secretly filmed videos in my doctor's office, wondering all the while if you're even technically allowed to do that. Fast forward two years later, I have a job where the hospital staff is leading me and my camera through a tour of their facilities, and into the room of a young woman with the same kind of cancer I had. It was my first time near any kind of chemo infusion since my own treatment en

THIS FRIDAY AT 7 - There's one more chance to see my newest work, a 10-minute play called "After This Episode." It's funny and sad and the first thing I've actually finished out of many attempts I've made to write a fictional narrative about cancer. If you can't make it to the play, but are interested in reading the script, hit me up! I'm definitely still interested in hearing any feedback, reactions, advice. Writing about cancer is hard. Writing about cancer is hard, despite

Reading the news might make you feel bad about the world. But tonight, don't miss an opportunity to share space with people you will love and respect. Come to Notes of Hope. There's a lot of life worth fighting for. #cancersurvivor #storytelling #cancer #funderaiser #hhhfoundation

A Quote Directly From Alyssa: "Here is a small glimpse of some of the magic that took at place yesterday morning's yoga and writing workshop I co-created with the ever-talented Brianna. A huge thank you to everyone who showed up with open hearts, minds and bodies. With your help we raised money for First Descents, expanded and deepened our connection with the local cancer survivor/caregiver community and initiated what we hope to be the first of many yoga-writing collaboratio

I’ve never been a big risk-taker. If it were up to me, all of my days would be spent just…sitting… somewhere… pleasant. When I was 21, I moved to LA – not my idea – and although I didn’t enjoy sunshine or beaches or, really the outdoors at all, somehow I ended up dating a hunky surfer dude who spent every weekend in Malibu catchin’ some waves. He even had a little monitor in his living room that displayed a live-stream of the waves, so he knew when they were at their most cat

I started my day today learning that someone I respect very much has died. A few hours later, someone else I respect very much told me she was having a difficult time figuring out how to honor her life. I didn’t have an answer. I am still looking for one. In looking, I returned to my journal, where I wrote this on April 6th: “I am feeling like a mild disaster, as is often the case, when I look across the room, or table, or internet, at someone who looks like they have their