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Reflections on a Still Summer Day Without AC

(trigger warning: sexual violence) I fan myself and it sounds like violence in my ear Each puff like your sweaty breath dripping with...

Spring/Summer

(SPRING) Nothing caresses me but the wind (these days) It moves over me and I am silent and still (-Bliss-) (SUMMER) There is a...

Carcass

She is popping into my head lately (as she does this time of year). It always takes me a moment to realize why; that the anniversary is...

Terrain

I am told I am beautiful I am told to have a nice day I am told I look good I am told I am sexy I am told daaaaaaaaaaamn I am told...

Hiccups and Piss (or the dubious art of drunk writing)

I love to open Notes and write what pops into my head when I am drunk. But what’s even better is discovering these notes after the fact,...

Embody, Friday March 17 at John Doe Gallery

I’ve seen Shani Ha’s captivating sculptures in action before; entitled Embody, the series consists of Ha’s wearable body sculptures...

The Ally vs. the Queer

72 hours. I am still numb. But also fatigued (from 72 hours of numbness). I can barely find that part of me which says “smile;” which...

How to Dress After a Mass Murder (plus more hot style tips for Summer)

None of it makes sense. I don’t mean I couldn’t find an outfit. I mean the act of getting dressed (or eating, drinking, doing literally...

A Greeting-Card-Shaped Hole

My mom killed herself exactly one week before Mother’s Day in 2009. While the situation was complicated to say the least, its hard not to...

The Rest of the Story: Other March Art

This month had so much amazing art it takes two posts (one for the extraordinary art days with my sis, one for the lonely days after she...

Sister Art Week NYC 2016 Spectacular!

My sis came out for Armory week, so it was art-till-you-drop for days. For the Armory shows we took in (over the course of 48 hours):...

A Highlight Darker than Blue

One of the many amazing privileges of living in NYC is the access to just crazy good, totally free art and programing. BRIC is quickly...

Girl. Power. @tlynnfaz

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh at Corridor Gallery Women Are Not Seeking Your Validation Flash back to last month in Miami: at the 2nd or (3rd?)...