Failing Gloriously

Wood-floored hall of library (specifically Poets House in NYC)   If I had known anything about teaching interviews, I would have bowed out. Or at least that’s what the talking head version of me, filled with hindsight, says from on high. I had aced the first interview, I thought. They were enamored with my writing […]

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Incidents and Inspirations

I’ve had a bit of downtime from working on events — the last major one was the huge success of the Feminist Zine Fest (you should definitely check out the photos and interviews with our rock star zinesters that I put up). It’s taken me a few weeks to recover from having worked on an […]

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On Anti-Violence, Artivism, and Healing: A StoryCorps Interview with Purvi Shah!

For the second half of this month, I put up a firm “On Vacation” sign and put my NYC life on hold. Back to the west coast, back to my family, and back to reading a book a day. So much of my past few months have been about producing — more workshops, more writing, […]

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Flashback: Writing and Speaking Gigs of Late

I’ve finally landed in Seattle, after several high-octane weeks – writing, working, interviewing, and speaking. Spending time with my family has been a nice change of pace; downtime really feels like downtime when in the Pacific Northwest, unlike when I take a few moments to close my eyes every night in NYC. In celebration of […]

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What Does Progress Mean to You?

A video on progress that I edited for the Washington Bus. Animations and all. I’ve made it! The long haul to the East Coast is finished, which means two things: 1. I will be resuming regular daily blog content tomorrow.2. I am thinking endlessly about how to make myself more connected to this NYC community […]

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Project x Project: It’s Hard Out Here for a Transcriptionist

Whoops! This post is a little late, but I will still count it as a daily post because it’s the wee hours of the morning, which, in my head, are counted as the late hours of last night.Anyway, this post is about expanding your horizons and how it can be so very frustrating at times.Take […]

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