The Latest
July 14, 2026
Proud to announce the launch of my latest storytelling project, Transcendent: The Life and Work of Artist Takuichi Fujii, a digital tour exploring the remarkable journey of Takuichi Fujii, a prolific painter who used art as a powerful force of expression and survival during one of the darkest chapters in American history — the unjust incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
Transcendent features never-before-seen artwork and materials from the personal collection of Fujii’s grandson, art historian Sandy Kita and is presented as part of the broader initiative that explores the history, experiences, and legacy of Japanese Americans before, during, and after World War II.
I worked with two amazing teams: Friends of Minidoka in Idaho, partner for the Minidoka National Historic Site, and Que Productions in Florida.
“At its heart, this beautiful digital tour is about the power of art to affirm humanity. Fujii’s work reminds us that creativity can be an act of resistance, but also an act of preservation, compassion, and hope.”
– Robyn Achilles, Executive Director of Friends of Minidoka.
June 16, 2026
Home from an exhausting and exhilarating week at the Valdez Theatre Conference in Alaska where two of my works were presented, one at Valdez Fringe and another in a developmental reading of a play that involved an Egyptian mummy, a scientific discovery and gefilte fish. Grateful for the positive feedback, the camaraderie and the bear sighting at a safe distance.
May 11, 2026
Super excited that a play of mine has been accepted into the Valdez Theatre Conference next month in Alaska for lab development. Although it’s in a remote, mosquito-happy part of Alaska (a seven-hour bus ride from Anchorage), it’s an honor to be part of this prestigious conference in which the likes of Tony Kushner, Angela Basset, Laura Linney, Edward Albee, August Wilson, and Paula Vogel have attended and been honored.
April 11, 2026
My team is back with the second annual Long Island History Hunt, commemorating America’s 250th. This year, 26 historic sites, monuments and museums across Long Island are participating in a bigger and better edition of this epic summer adventure. The contest, which kicks off May 23 and runs through September 30, is sponsored by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
December 31, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, I’m grateful for a year marked by creative partnerships and a bit of risk-taking. Here are a few professional highlights:
Three of my historical plays debuted with performances at the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab at Lincoln Center and at Polaris North in Midtown.
I was part of the team that successfully launched the first-of-its-kind Long Island History Hunt contest, a major initiative that brought together a dozen museums and historical societies to spark the public’s connection and engagement with local history.
I joined the team of the Borscht Belt Museum for its ambitious oral history project, helping to preserve first-hand stories of a dynamic cultural era.
I wrote about the life and work of artist Takuichi Fujii, whose life was upended when he and his family were incarcerated during World War II, alongside more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent. The project is currently in production.
I continued my Kill Your Darlings Writers Salon with three additional events across Long Island and Manhattan—creating a space for professional writers to share their work in a supportive space that fosters community.
Big thanks to all my colleagues and collaborators who inspired me.
November 5, 2025
October 26, 2025
This weekend, I took one for the team, dining on eel and Parmesan ice cream at a Colonial-style luncheon at the Ketcham Inn (Thomas Jefferson slept here). It was part of the awards ceremony for the Long Island History Hunt I worked on for Motion Media Entertainment on behalf of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. The grand prize winner visited a dozen designated historic sites from Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn to Montauk Point to take a selfie challenge. The winner–and nearly 50 other people who hit every site– traveled more than 250 miles round-trip by car and ferry to play.
September 10, 2025
Thrilled to be a sponsor of Saturday’s Playing on the Porch fest. More than 45 bands turned lawns, driveways and porches into mini concert stages all over Rockville Centre, Long Island, for this annual festival that raises money for local scholarships and shows what happens when community and business come together. The festival is especially meaning to me. I brought the idea to the Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce in 2019 and organized it for the first few years. I’m proud the Chamber has continued this wonderful tradition ever since.
August 26, 2025
As a writer, I have immense gratitude for the people whose work helps elevate mine whether it’s a producer, audio engineer, editor or graphic designer. This weekend, it was an actor who performed a short period piece of mine in a monologue festival at the new Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Huge thanks to Erica Becker for her beautiful portrayal of the portrait Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, who hitched her wagon to the wrong royal—Marie Antoinette.
July 8, 2025
My latest project: The Long Island History Hunt.
A dozen museums and historical societies, from Brooklyn to Montauk, are teaming up to offer an epic adventure to places where spies, patriots and presidents helped shaped local history. At each designated site, visitors are invited to take a selfie challenge. Those who complete a challenge at all 12 sites will earn the title of Revolutionary Trailblazer and be entered into the grand prize drawing that includes $500 and a bunch of other cool prizes. The Long Island History Hunt is sponsored by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation in partnership with New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.