Do Not Wax Your Chest, As It Can Help With Your Coconut Banging Activities

There were two more coconuts left on the tree.

But I had already proven my point, and it was already Tuesday. This meant that on Wednesday, Poipu would have its regular farmers market at Kukui Ula. I could just pay $15 for a coconut instead of spending three hours of my life getting it.

By Thursday, the remaining coconuts were gone.

Since I didn’t see anyone spending extraordinary amounts of time outside, I could only guess they had all the proper tools, shears, machete… or a foreman.

Here is a picture after the fact. I don’t exhibit as many scratches as I felt I had. I think that’s one of the unspoken benefits of not manscaping your chest—you get to protect your body when you decide on an impulse to climb a tree.

Besides banging coconuts and going on vacations I had already planned, I’ve also been working on a few other things.

Let’s Talk (Story-)Shop

Starting tonight, I’ll host a weekly Facebook Live session from The Story Frame Facebook Page. It starts at 8:15 PM Pacific Time.

If you are on Facebook or Instagram, make sure to say hi! These are my personal accounts, too, so be nice!

Let’s Talk (Story-)Shop will be a live session to draft stories. I will take fifteen minutes to show you how I use my free cheat sheet to outline a story, and then I’ll finish the first draft on the spot. Tonight, I want to talk about a time I was in the Southwest of Ireland and I was missing home and its culinary comforts.

After that, I’ll open the floor to answer your questions about writing your first story. (i.e. How to dive into a story? How to create more tension? How to make it funny? How to create a hook? Or more practical questions like what if x sees this?

The Story Frame

During these past few months, I have been working to transfer my newsletter, “The Story Frame,” to a new platform from where I host my newsletter, my course, and my free cheat sheet to write one story. If you are interested in writing even one of your stories, you should be there. Also, ask me any questions regarding the process.

West Side Stories Grandslam

I recently won February’s Story Slam. See video below.

If you are in the Bay Area, you should check out the Annual Grand Slam on the second Wednesday of December. The Mystic sits 500 people and the tickets have sold fast for fifteen years straight because locals know how much fun it is to watch twelve incredible performers in one night.

I mean it, if you are in the area, come and check it out! I’ll be there! Actually, it will be me fifth year there. But who is counting? I am. You should, too. Come on, let’s do this!