Feb
13
Melissa Villasenor, 23 ~ America’s Got Talent 2011, Seattle Auditions (by AmericanBestTalent)
tired terrell misspells.
raised by crows in the wilderness.
this is my gaslight stand,
my lantern on a hilltop.
i come from the Kingdom
to unlock hearts with my stories.
i like it when worlds collide.
oh, and I misspell.
a lot.
Feb
5
Days before my great uncle passed from Alzheimer’s, his neurologist asked him which direction was the north. He pointed at his wife, my aunt. Love is enough.
Jan
23
Dei Gratia: What happens if you fall in love with a writer?
Lots of things might happen. That’s the thing about writers. They’re unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex…
Jan
13
“It is important,” the man in the grey suit interrupts. “Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There’s magic in that. It’s in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone’s soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to tell the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that.” He takes another sip of wine. “There are many kinds of magic, after all.”
Erin Morgernstern, THE NIGHT CIRCUS
Jan
8
Eli, not Elijah/Elias: Angelo Bowers
Last September, The Pleasure Chest celebrated their 40th Anniversary by making all shows that month free, which included Performance Anxiety. The final show that month had Sarah Silverman as a guest drop-in. T.J. Miller and I agreed to stack the line-up with an even split of established,…
Jan
1
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
Neil Gaiman (via tobialexis)
Aug
22
Megan Amram: Ed Hardy, Art Historian
MONA LISA (LEONARDO DA VINCI)
What up what up what up!!!!!! Let’s talk about some weak-ass gay-ass art! I’m Ed EFFIN’ Hardy and I’m gonna be your M-F-in’ DOCENT! Which is just a silly fancy McGaylord way of saying “art yeller-at-er”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a B.A. in ART from internet college…
Jul
19
If we said Kristen Schaal is currently “killing it” on Twitter with reactions to the Casey Anthony verdict, would that be in bad taste?
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