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improv for introverts comes roaring back
August 4, 2025
The iconic Mercury Improv customer, back again. Very straightforward this week: There are TWO sections of Improv for Introverts currently enrolling. One...
level 2 wants you
July 30, 2025
Level 2: more fun than fighting in World War I There are a few open slots left in the Level 2 class that starts tomorrow. It’s already a fantastic group of...
mercury heats up and expands
July 25, 2025
The thermometers could symbolize either the two new Introverts classes or the two Mercury Improv locations, with symbols you can never say for sure Hey all,...
three new classes (and a new location)
July 18, 2025
A metaphor for three new classes, just waiting for someone to fill them. Hi friends, things are happening! Like, for instance: The first Level 2 class in...
the return of level 2 (+ mercury monthly)
July 9, 2025
Level 2 means submitting to a power greater than yourself. (Not ME, improv. Jeez.) Okay! Enough people have asked about Level 2 that it’s happening, probably...
mercury monthly returns (again)
July 3, 2025
The bicycle equivalent of trying to explain why a joke is funny No newsletter last week and a short one this week because (a) I was moving and (b) it’s a...
for the budget-minded
June 18, 2025
Johnny CASH, get it? … never mind.* The main cool thing this week is that the next session of Improv for Introverts opens next week(6/25), and it’s one of...
mercury monthly returns
June 12, 2025
A deconstructed bike is probably a terrible metaphor for a class about improv, because after you take it apart you can’t ride it anymore Hey all, just a...
in this economy?
June 6, 2025
Friends, I’ve been doing some business-y poking around (that I definitely should have done long ago), and I’ve discovered that (a) I’m spending more than I...
word of mouth
May 29, 2025
A paint-by-number painting of a ‘50s lady using a Mercury Improv—branded phone and address book to convey her love of improv class to her friends Hey folks,...
improv: improvement
May 16, 2025
Everything you need to go for a ride Heads up: There are three slots left in Tuesday’s Mercury Monthly workshop. It’s already a great group but it would be...
what it does vs. how it feels
May 7, 2025
Ted Chiang’s metaphor for AI (see below) You can practically taste the excitement this week, because not only are there two sections of Improv for Introverts...
briefly
May 1, 2025
This image is supposed to suggest someone leaving quickly but I’m not sure it does that Just the facts this week. Here’s what’s happening: Two new sections...
introverts assemble (a paradox)
April 21, 2025
An introvert in her natural state Another edition of Improv for Introverts is starting this Thursday! If you haven’t taken it yet, it’s time. This is Mercury...
get back in the pool
April 10, 2025
Would you rather be the swimmer or the person watching someone else swim? This is a metaphor about taking improv classes. If you’ve already taken a Mercury...
the mercury improv abundance agenda
April 4, 2025
Eden before troublesome regulations infringed on the original abundance mindset So much stuff coming up! (Okay, five things, whatever.) The Mercury Monthly...
real quick
March 21, 2025
A rare ancient depiction of Mercury in which the junk is not on display. You’re welcome. Hey, nothing new just week, just these reminders: Improv for...
more moving pictures
March 13, 2025
Welp, I did another video. I don’t like watching video of myself, and even editing at my remedial level requires me to replay it over and over, but I guess...
alcoholics, introverts, and other target demographics
March 5, 2025
One of several things that improv classes and 12-step meetings have in common Hey friends, I’m very excited to announce a new Mercury Improv class: the...
word of mouth
February 28, 2025
Someone being talked into taking a Mercury Improv class who will later be intensely grateful to the person that convinced her to do it Hey everyone, as I try...
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