There was a time when the most important thing in my life was Fresh Ground Pepper. Not the spice itself, though that too is good. Fresh Ground Pepper was, and still is, something else, something I’m not quite sure I can fully explain. It started as a monthly festival to celebrate and make new art and theater — fresh new works, hence the name. When my friends Andrew Neisler and Jaclyn Backhaus started it, it was 2009, and I had just graduated.
Believe it or not, I actually heard about them in--I think--2010 or 2011-ish, and my first immediate thought was, "That sounds so awesome," followed almost immediately by, "I would never have the guts to get involved." I strongly believe that things which make us feel both terror AND longing are probably the best thing out there.
Believe it or not, I actually heard about them in--I think--2010 or 2011-ish, and my first immediate thought was, "That sounds so awesome," followed almost immediately by, "I would never have the guts to get involved." I strongly believe that things which make us feel both terror AND longing are probably the best thing out there.