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Foster Family Carnival

Cotton candy + juice box = Happy Frank

Thanks to our dear friend Christina Dietrich, we were invited to help entertain at a foster family picnic, hosted by Olive Crest, another non-profit. The picnic had a carnival theme, so along with Chrissy facepainting, there was tiny hat making, games for tickets and prizes, a contortionist, [...]

It's Nice To Be Wanted

Thanks to our dear friend Christina Dietrich, we came to the attention of Olive Crest, a foster family association that works with at-risk and neglected kids and their families. Olive Crest is hosting a foster family picnic on Monday, July 25th, and they asked Vita to help with the entertainment! Other than being obviously flattered [...]

Changes With Vita

Hello friends and fans of Vita!

I bring some exciting news from the backend of what makes Vita tick.

As many of you know, earlier this year, I chose to take a leave of absence for an undetermined amount of time. This included cancelling the remount of HASML that I was slated to direct in May. Life [...]

Eugene, Again

The Phoenix pod has some decor, but otherwise looks just like this.

Reaching someone is an incredible feeling. My friend Jason Miller, one of our hosts in Eugene, asked me after our first day teaching, “Did you change any lives today?” and I told him I was pretty sure we did. After the second day, [...]

Here we go again!

I am returning to Eugene again this summer, this very weekend, and this time Jon’s coming with me! I will again teach creative writing to teens in the Phoenix program, a structured juvenile system that is kind of half way between incarceration and parole. Jon will be teaching more physical stuff, including some juggling and [...]