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welcome ya'll to edition v of the brown pages. tree tops are changing (here in chicago) and i am reminding the bull (taurus) in me to relish in change.
in between now and the last edition. i found myself among a spiral*.
what are the things we tell ourselves in the quiet? where are the lies that shadow reality?
i am detangling myself from the ways in which american culture has trained me to live. chasing successes' mirage.
social media makes it easy to believe that life can be measured.
i am grateful for reminders to slow down. that productivity is not the equation of happiness/success.
we have the power to manifest exactly what we need.**
LOL.
i got deep at hello. anyways. welcome.
FOOTNOTES
*depression
**taking a moment to acknowledge my privilege.
ed. v vol. i
audre wrote
of
the
'secret poetry.'
we all know
this poetry.
lining our arms.
rusting our teeth.
walking through our hair.
feeding
our wild stomach.
soothing
our
mouth tears.
folding itself into waists.
between legs.
always
climbing up our sadness
into
our necks
to
sleep
-the secret poetry | audre
(from nayyirah waheed's salt)
flash back! flash back! Flash Back!
flash back! flash back! Flash Back!
fLASHBACK to the Daryn Alexus video "I Ain't Got it". If you don't know about Daryn Alexus, YOU LATE! but that's okay because i'm typically late as well. check out the video + read a write up from the producers VAM. all i'm saying this song speaks to the part of me that is trying to understand and change my relationship with capitalism.
it was after performing in a show called grown and sexy in minneapolis that i experienced drag kings like i'd never. massive group acts with elaborate choreography with pristine costumes and lip syncs. i rode back on the megabus inspired.
this experience combined with the personal experience of my fellow producers emily, andy b & tiff is the base of queer lines. blending spoken word with drag kings. For a full line up and run down click the event flyer.
get them tickets
Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop.
and I don't mind.
-MLK
on the road
me and my rocker are hitting the road!
don't know about dynamite? head over to ED. I to learn about dynamite and its creation.
NEWS
NEWS
good
on the road
on the road
j'sun howard a chicago dancemaker + poet + dope human being wrote this beautiful response to dynamite for the performance response journal. check it out!
that's right dynamite is heading to Seattle for Sovereign, a festival produced by Earth pearl Collective. Soverign is Seattle’s First Black Queer One Womyn Show Festival., held Nov 9-11. Sovereign highlights the multifaceted talents of black queer womyn.
Jeezy's Juke Joint is returning to the White Rabbit in Indianapolis Dec. 2nd!
MAKE IT A GREAT ONE!
THANKS YA'LL FOR READING! the brown pages have been a great addition to my artistic practice. forcing me to reflect on what was, is, and will be. if you enjoy 'em, share 'em. if you love 'em. get 'em. (SUBSCRIBE). i'll leave ya'll with a fairly cheesy jam that when among a spiral i listen to on repeat. my musical mantra!
shout out -n- thanks
shout out to the 76 folks who have subscribed to the brown pages. i appreciate ya'll support. special shout out to the super fan, sam bailey, who stay asking when the next edition is coming. i see ya'll. i love ya'll.
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