Flannel: Here for It, #280 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! David and I went to a Death Cab for Cutie concert this week and it was such an exciting experience! The first thing you need to know is that, going in, I was completely unfamiliar with the collected works
Pickle Security: Here for It, #279 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Yesterday, I went down to Baltimore to sit on a panel and, as I was coming from the train station to the museum where the panel was being held, I passed an outdoor event called The Big Dill, which
newsletter Oh, Hello: Here for It, #278 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Oh my goodness, hello! I've missed you! It's been so long! (In case you're legit like "Okay, who are you and how did you get into my house?" the long and
Mirror: Here for It, #277 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I was standing in the new Moynihan Train Hall in New York City, hovering near a line that I thought was the line for my train but about which there was no signage yet. I often navigate the nation&
newsletter Kings of B'more is out now! Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! It's a Tuesday so you know that either means I'm late with the email or I have a book out. It turns out the answer is... both. Kings of B'more [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.
newsletter Board: Here for It, #276 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! There's that moment in Mrs. Doubtfire where Daniel (Robin Williams) is dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire, interviewing for the job as nanny with Sally Field (I don't remember her character's name but all Sally
newsletter Scones: Here for It, #275 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I'm in Pittsburgh doing research for a project so this will be a short lil number today. I gotta say--I love Pittsburgh. The way the city has transformed some of the post-industrial spaces, the juxtaposition of the
Comments: Here for It, #274 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I am a little bit itinerant right now because I'm staying on my parents' couch in Baltimore while David and I are selling our house (yes, the one we bought two years ago) (yes, everything is
Line: Here for It, #273 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! A few weeks ago I woke up in Philly on a truly stunning Spring day. The sun was super-bright, the sky was super-blue; it was warm but not hot; plants were starting to jump out of the ground but
Ransom: Here for It, #272 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! We start rehearsals for my third premiere play of the year, Crying on Television , in two weeks and I'm very excited and also very tired. I'm trying to get myself ready to go back into
newsletter Dazzling: Here for It, #271 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This morning I went to church for Easter and, if I do say so myself, I was looking v. cute despite being at the 9 am service which is v. early for me to be seen in public in
newsletter Tattoo: Here for It, #270 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! I don't have any tattoos. I've thought about it on and off for years but I'm not a very aesthetically-aware person so I don't trust myself to pick a tattoo that
newsletter Eggs: Here for It, #269 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Oh my goodness, what a week! (Yes, I know it's only Tuesday. But the fact is I wrote this on Monday and Monday had already been a week. Also I'm talking about last week. And
Stars: Here for It, #268 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Now you know I don't go in for a whole lot of astrology research. Nothing against it. Live and let live, I say. I just don't understand--the star signs and what they mean and the
newsletter Focus: Here for It, #267 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Personally I love daylight savings time because I am a huge fan of arbitrary chaos. The sun is pulled up outside your house, honking the horn, yelling "If you don't get your behind up, I swear
newsletter Tech: Here for It, #266 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! This crazy thing happened at the parking lot outside the theater this week. Hello and welcome to CarTalk, apparently. I love that there's 9,000 theater- and book- and TV-related things going on in my life and
newsletter Tow: Here for It, #265 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! My car was towed the other day and I want to preface this by acknowledging that it was absolutely my fault. And also, equally important, I am not interested in taking any responsibility for my actions whatsoever. I deserved
Process: Here for It, #264 Hi! It's R. Eric Thomas. From the internet? Hi! Well, okay, so here's what's happening. I've just finished my first week of rehearsal in Baltimore for The Folks at Home after last week doing the first week of rehearsal in Philadelphia for
