“Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, you help a being take their last breath. To be there fully requires being deeply grounded in compassion and love. Compassion, in this instance, is just both of you becoming who you are together–like the right hand taking care of the left hand.” – … More New Publication in Enter>Text: 3 Years
“You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” – Pema Chodron Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I cultivate weather inside my body. “Is it biological? Chemical? Cultural? Hereditary?” My rainmaking is not intentional. It’s torrential: sloshing around in my stomach, collecting in a moat– aimed to isolate or protect something. This … More Hello, Sky
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Henry David Thoreau I recently wrote about unconventional foraging for Atlas Obscura. It’s amazing how one small pitch quickly turns into an obsession. The more I researched the topic and interviewed naturalists, the less strange … More Foraging Ahead
I’m not dying yet. I’m getting older. Last week I was in Paris. I have been to Paris three times. In my teens, twenties, and thirties. I liked it best in my thirties. I felt more confident speaking failed French. I tried to make it funny, like throwing my hands around. It worked. Accentuate the … More Keep Going
I reviewed E! Entertainment by Kate Durbin for Fanzine. Here, I explore Durbin’s captivating text in relation to Kim Kardashian as a modern day Patty Hearst, reality television & Stockholm Syndrome, Marshall McLuhan, cults, mediums, and other alternative realities. Give it a read and share your thoughts, then consider picking Durbin’s book up over at … More The Latest from Kate Durbin or How Kim Kardashian Is a Contemporary Patty Hearst
Danielle Sommer and I are crafting something up for the latest ENTER>text event! I am a huge fan of what Henry and Marco do, so I’m honored they invited us along to present new work with a group of super rad artists/writers. Details below! PRESS RELEASE: Things are different up here. We can’t quite … More ENTER>text: in the Air at GuestHaus
The amazing Tara Anne takes a break from tour managing to curate an art exhibit based on her strange and discerning Tinder messages. According to an interview with LAistJuliet Bennett Rylah, “Tara Anne says she thinks the reason why online suitors think they can open with lines about their genitals or send a deluge of … More “Love Is Dead (…And You Killed It)” at Space Station Studios
I interviewed Dan Chelotti for The Los Angeles Review of Books. Here, we discuss poetry as a form of nonfiction, the art of finding or reading, and his latest book x from McSweeney’s, among other things. It was a wonderful experience. I’m happy to share space with such a delightful dear friend and colleague. Give … More Making True Things More True, A Conversation with Dan Chelotti at Los Angeles Review of Books
I was recently invited to be a part of “Hello L.A.” in London at studio 1.1 in solidarity with Monte Vista Projects and Project LALO. I love the cross-pollination examined here and am honored to share space with this community. Special thanks to Danielle Sommer for the invite. The content of my contribution occurred during … More “Hello L.A.” at studio 1.1 in London
The most amazing one I’ve ever had happened spontaneously at The Roundabout. I am thankful for you all!
Hey, Friends! Fun news! In association with The Dog Show and featuring the melodic music of The Landers Sisters, Linda Lay and I will present our second annual joint art extravaganza: Wrestling & The Roundabout! When: December 14th Time: Doors open at 11 am! Work will also be on view all day as we celebrate The … More Wrestling & The Roundabout: A Two Person Exhibit at The Dog Show
For the month of November, from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m., each day, I am sitting at the roundabout in the middle of my neighborhood (where Effie meets Lake Shore), and writing my “status updates” on a typewriter. Here, I report on the city, the people I meet, and whatever the day provokes. Afterwards, I … More Ritual & The Roundabout in Echo Park
Revising Loneliness 