Sometimes, I remember what it was like to let someone who knew me hold me. Conjugated, wordless. Someone who watched me churn and struggle with you and cry so hard I choked on myself. Cry so hard my face felt like it was going to fill and burst with blood and fall off. Sometimes, I… Continue reading V
Tag: inner voice
Coffee and Milk by Lora Zombie
I wanna be able to make watercolor pictures and I wanna be able to make pretty ones that look awesome without having to learn how or practice I just wanna be able to do it all amazinglike the first time when I’ve never tried before and CLEARLY I AM A FAILURE FOR NOT BEING CAPABLE OF DOING SO even though I’ve never really tried to so I might actually be completely fucking great at it and not even know it yet WAAAHH WOE IS ME I’M AN ARTIST SO TORTURED AND PERPETUALLY FALLING SHORT FEEL SORRY FOR ME SHMEWWWW.
Rise
When I was contemplating what I might call the most recent incarnation of my signature aerial act, (“Zita Begins” doesn’t really fit, now that I simply perform as myself without a persona) I thought about what the act represents for me at its core more than anything. These are the things I realized (and a… Continue reading Rise
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“There should be stars for great wars like ours.” – Sandra Cisneros
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“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” – Peggy O’ Mara
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“If seeking resolution with someone who’s hurt you, wait until you can respond to them with the civility in having omitted your defense missels from your approach. Connection is risky enough, why risk the waste of energy and collateral damage in fighting off their return arsenal before tapping into their empathy for you?” – Courtnee… Continue reading Untitled
Inspiring voices
I, probably like you, have an inner voice. I sense it more than I hear it, and I know it’s my inner voice because I don’t ever “hear” it telling me anything, I just “know” what it’s saying. Usually, it keeps me full up on self deprecating chatter, razor sharp and often hilarious judgements, and… Continue reading Inspiring voices
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IV: “Oh holy good god shit I’m gonna fucking di– .. Oh yeah. Beets.”