January 2015

Life is hard in man-bag land!

Excuse me, but could I trouble you to swath me generously in indigenous textiles? As you can see, I’m only partially swathed. I need your help, Sister, as I tend to my nest of artisanal kilims. Surely you’d feel more sourced, and ready to purchase my man-bag if I didn’t have this asymmetrical swath problem, wouldn’t you, Girl. See how vulnerable my pedicure looks, as it caresses these tender fringelings? My skinny jeans, while rich in hue, hardly suffice for such holisticness. Of course, because this fool stylist left me swath-imbalanced. But, my hand-made… Read More »Life is hard in man-bag land!

5 Reasons to Read Your Stories On Stage

Last week I gave you 5 reasons to write down your stories. As Listen To Your Mother auditions approach, I present 5 reasons to read your stories on stage: 1. Get if off your chest. Literally. You’ve heard of the mind-body connection? Your story might be weighing you down, intervening between your best self, your past and your future. Your creativity–your humor, your light– might be vibrating inside you, begging to be unleashed. Let it out. Let it fly. 2. Someone else needs to hear it. We are not alone. No matter what we endure,… Read More »5 Reasons to Read Your Stories On Stage

5 Reasons to write down your stories

1. Write to remember your alibi. If you listened to the Serial podcast you can imagine the difficulty of trying to remember an ordinary Thursday 10 years ago. If you can’t remember where exactly you saw a dead body in the trunk of your buddy’s car, how are you supposed to remember the day your 8 year old yelled I. DON’T. LIKE. BEING. SOOTHED unless you document it somewhere. Also, it helps when your children grow up and want to hear about their childhoods, if you have some sweet details to share other than One… Read More »5 Reasons to write down your stories

10 Stars of my 2014 Internet (now with even more bonus stars)

What a year. Samantha Irby made me lose my mind , so I promptly bought her devastating/hilarious Meaty book. Michael Twitty moved me profoundly with his thoughts on Ferguson, and he keeps me awake with his work in culinary injustice , appropriation, oppression, and racism. I wish Mallory Ortberg had been my art history professor in college. Leo Babuta breathed new meaning into my daily to-dos. I love the way Wendi Aarons delivered humor and good writing advice with humor and good writing. My very own sister, Rachel Krinsky (CEO of YWCA Madison) in her TedX… Read More »10 Stars of my 2014 Internet (now with even more bonus stars)