Here’s a secret I’ve been telling people for years, but that no one ever believes: I’m shy! Or maybe a better phrase for what I’m trying to communicate is: I’m sensitive. Very, very sensitive.People don’t buy it because I can come off so performative and theatrical both in person and online, but deep down I’m not born to command a large, live audience. Writing succulent, sequined sentences is one skill. Playing the Internet like a church organ is another. But getting an audience to eat out of your palm with the pizzazz and stage presence of a stand-up comedian is a craft I have yet to master.
Before I explain how I bombed what would have been an otherwise fabulous reading, as I briefly mentioned when we last caught up, let me tell you about some nights where it all went right.
