Th next official reading installment in Alexandria, Virginia, is a go.

An evening of poetry, prose and song is upon us, and As Was Written has arrived, my friends.

Tickets are $3 online, $5 at the door. The only reason we’re charging is to rent out The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria. The venue is great, as my homeboy and yours, John Quincy Adams, once spoke there.

Yes, this is the event that replaces Words Aloud. New, refreshed line-up. Same great time.

I hope to see all of your (mostly) lovely faces there!

Officially reaching success requires setting goals. In the following video, through a series of interviews, actor Will Smith points out that “realistic” goals are useless – you have to aim for much, much more.

“It wasn’t realistic for us to be able to flip a light switch and have the light just cut on. Or, for someone to bend metal and have it be able to fly over oceans across the globe.”