Thursday, July 22, 2010

who knows what she would do

what if she doesn't worry about her body and eats enough for all the growing she has to do? she might rip her stockings and slam-dance on a forged ID to the pogues, and walk home barefoot, holding her shoes, alone at dawn; she might baby-sit in a battered women's shelter one night a month; she might skateboard down lombard street with its seven hairpin turns, or fall in love with her best friend and do something about it, or lose herself for hours gazing into test tubes with her hair a mess, or climb a promontory with the girls and get drunk at the top, or sit down when the pledge of allegiance says stand, or hop a freight train, or take lovers without telling her last name, or run away to sea. she might revel in all the freedoms that seem so trivial to those who could take them for granted; she might dream seriously the dreams that seems so obvious to those who grew up with them really available. who knows what she would do? who knows what it would feel like?
-the beauty myth, naomi wolf

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

strawberry with

we lost something we thought
surely
was ours.
and now with a clean slate
we imagine
things like northern lights.
and mosquito bites.
and winks
and flights.

and i'd like to sew my own
clothes
waiting for you to come
home.
in the heat
of a hated loathsome july
waiting for
october to come home.
strawberry kisses coming home.
walking down a little
main street making us happy.
scuffing my feet
along in little lace up shoes.
being rested with
linen
like the song and california
wine
like the song.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

call for submissions

Dear Friends,

We are gathering stories that typify the experiences of post-graduate artists during the Great Recession, and we invite you to participate in this project.

These stories will be used in two ways:

1) They will be drawn from in the writing of a one act play.

2) They will be compiled as memoirs that will eventually be submitted for publication.

We encourage you to choose a theme or through-line and to write about that. Possible themes include but are not limited to:

auditions / living in Hollywood / feelings of isolation / job interviews / day jobs vs. artistic work / wanderlust / transportation issues / community / people's responses to your work / current artistic endeavors

You may submit 1-3 pieces, but please keep the total length of your submissions to a maximum of 7 pages.

Also, please include your permission allowing us to make any necessary edits, while preserving the integrity of your work.

The Submission Deadline is 15 August, 2010. Please submit your work via email with an attachment at storiegatherer@gmail.com.

Thank you for partnering with us; we look forward to receiving your submissions!

Danielle & Jamie