Circles of Gen X Friends
Someone in the Gen X subreddit proposed a “dating” app for making Gen X friends. I expressed my enthusiasm for it, saying it appealed to me because most of my Gen X friends have moved out of NYC. Someone replied that they still had a…
Lessons from Italian Media
Back in 1993, I got my first passport and moved to Italy for my junior year abroad. One of the things I was most excited about was getting to see the culture and art of an entirely different country. The internet was in its infancy then…
The Internet Is Not a Friend
In the throes of my grief, I thought I’d just go along as normal, just get on the internet, see what’s what. You will be stunned to learn that the internet did not make me feel any better!
Over and over, I turned to…
A Grant Ain’t One
September 30, 2021, 10:17 pm
Filed under: art, art institutions, Rejections, writing | Tags: 5k, artists, blogging, City Corp Arts Grants, funding, grants, NYC, pathologically positive, rejection, the hand that feeds, theatre
You may not be shocked to learn that the City did not give me…
Non-Regulation Time Machine Dream
TW: Death of a Loved One
A day or two after the news, my partner asked me what I needed. I said, “a time machine.”
I’m pretty sure he knew what I wanted to do with it. I’ve watched and read enough time travel fiction to…
The Time Machine of Music
Music can be a time machine. Play Duran Duran’s “Rio” and I am instantly transported to a carpeted spot in front of the Barbie doll mansion I’d created in my closet in the mid 80s. Put on Primus’ “Nature Boy” and I’m in a cargo…
Every Word I Wrote
After the death of an old friend, I went on an excavation of old writings in my computer. I went back 24 years to find a poem I’d written about this friend and waded through so much writing I hadn’t thought about in decades. The thing…
A Body of Work
August 21, 2021, 1:18 am
Filed under: art, Creative Process, theatre | Tags: body of work, Decoder Ring, Ilona Granet, Jonathan Larson, podcast, rent, Success, visual artist
One thing I’ve always been mildly obsessed with has been creating a body of work. It’s an odd thing…
Making “Something”
August 15, 2021, 10:38 pm
Filed under: art, Creative Process, Imagination | Tags: Creative Process, grants, ideas, Imagination, Inspiration Well, mural, well
In response to my post about the $5k arts grant, several sweet well-meaning people offered some suggestions for stuff I could do to take advantage of…
