{"id":8317,"date":"2015-02-28T12:20:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:43:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:43:54","slug":"listen-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2015\/02\/28\/listen-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Your Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m supposed to be on vacation right now. Actually, I AM on vacation right now, hidden away on a cabin on an island with a few close friends, but I just had to share something.<\/p>\n

I recently\u00a0did something brave and scary: I worked up the nerve to audition for Listen To Your Mother<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What is Listen to Your Mother?<\/p>\n

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER features live readings by local writers on the beauty, the beast, and the barely-rested of motherhood, in celebration of Mother\u2019s Day.\u00a0Born of the creative work of mothers who publish on-line, each production is directed, produced, and performed by local communities, for local communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"listen<\/p>\n

Today, the cast of the inaugural production\u00a0of Listen to Your Mother, Seattle<\/a> was announced, and I’m in! I did it!<\/p>\n

I’m so glad I took a chance and did the scary thing.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned, you’ll be hearing more about this soon. I will be sure to let you know when tickets go on sale, but save the date for May 9, 2015. I’d love to see my friends in the audience.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Bios are posted. Check out these amazing writers<\/a> with whom I will be sharing the stage on May 9.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Tickets are now on sale!\u00a0http:\/\/listentoyourmotherseattle.bpt.me\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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