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“If I have something to say to women, to artists, it’s this: Explore the radical possibilities of facing outwards. Take up space. Be big.” –Molly Crabapple, “Diego, Frida, and Me”
Oy, the neglect.
I’ve neglected the blog. I’ve neglected the garden. I’ve certainly neglected the housework. Billy will, at times, have me believe that I’ve neglected him (though that’s a lie, I tell you! A lie!). I’m overwhelmed. There’s just so much to …
Every time you pre-order a book, struggling writers everywhere feel a little jolt of hope.
Usually, we attribute it to static electricity. But still. It’s a nice thing to do. A supportive thing to do. Which is all to say that…. GUYS! The Revolution of Every Day is now available for pre-order on Amazon! I’ll …
Reading my way into homesickness
“What is this thing that homogenizes complexity, difference, dynamic dialogic action for change and replaces it with sameness? With a kind of institutionalization of culture? With a lack of demand on the powers that be? With containment? My answer to …
My book has a cover
I walked into the Tin House office today to pick up Nanci McCloskey, the Director of Publicity, for a coffee meeting and this was waiting for me. My editor, Meg, had it all set up on the edge of …
In which I become obsessed with a poem and John Roderick nearly kills me
1. I’ve read “Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out,” by Richard Siken at least once a day since first reading it about two weeks ago. Truth be told, I usually read it twice a day. In the first …
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The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
Back in mid-December I started volunteering remotely with the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, an amazing new museum in NYC’s Lower East Side dedicated to grassroots activism, with a specific focus on squats and community gardens. They needed someone to …
How do you like my new place?
Nice, yeah? More pages. We can spread out a little. Thanks to the web magic of Identity Web and Photo, you shouldn’t have to do anything to your RSS feeds to keep up with new posts. AND the nesting comment …
“Because land is life…”
“Because land is life, the struggle for a home through squatting is synonymous with the struggle for life itself.” Frank Morales (dare I call him a legendary squatter? After all the years of research for and writing of The Revolution …