About me
I grew up in Delaware, where I won a nomination to West Point in 1976 from Senator Joe Biden. I am happily retired from tech, "livin' my best life" after raising three ahhmaze-balls daughters, each of whom is now a tax-paying college grad. No grandkids on the horizon yet, but I'm mildly optimistic.
THE LAND I ONCE KNEW is the first of three features I'm developing on spec. Go here to watch a teaser (6 min.) we made in LA on a 5k budget for this feature-length coming-of-age historical drama: https://vimeo.com/203767336 I've also written or produced a half dozen shorts: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4968916/ After submitting a cartoon caption to The New Yorker EVERY WEEK for 17 years (~800 times), I won the contest in the 19 August 2024 issue! (The odds are literally 10,000 to 1.) To see an original stand-up set I performed in 2024 at the Hollywood Improv, visit: https://harebrained.substack.com/p/my-call-to-adventure Previously I've competed admirably in The Moth and in the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. My email: kato@harebrained.com