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Bathroom Classroom

I was doing what one does at a urinal in a Slamdance Film Festival party venue bathroom when a guy ran in yelling, "Everyone out! I gotta go!" I turned around and this guy was not just any guy—he was the famous musician/DJ whose band we were there to see perform that night. He looked me in the eye and said, "Always make your presence known," before making his way into a stall. I washed my hands and walked out enlightened. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear (even at the most unexpected time and location).

Chad Richards is the author of “Hoosierwood,” a collection of micro-memoirs from his filmmaking days, available now. Find Chad at www.thefilmcommune.com and on Twitter and Instagram @chadrichards.

At Oldman River

Ice Conditions