30 de abr. de 20211 minspeed roundSpeculative criticism is a true, present fiction, but for the nearer future than speculative fiction. A writing colleague, Ismar advises...
29 de abr. de 20211 minlet me see if i get this rightUpon pitching a publishing idea you have offered me a range of excuses and feigned offence in the end. Let me see if I get this right....
29 de abr. de 20213 minreferring to something not publishedI haven’t hit ‘publish’ on number forty-three because I can intuit repercussions for what I want to say. Even if I think I’ve pieced...
29 de abr. de 20212 minvai escreverGeorge had his day off today. I work at home. On two occasions I was bugging him because he was bugging me. Both times he brushed me off...
29 de abr. de 20211 mindon’t talk to me about solidarity, starfuckerI know it doesn’t wear well. What I’m doing. You are right — therapeutically speaking — the weight of it can be bad for me. But, I remind...
29 de abr. de 20216 minthings overheard, overheardYesterday I wrote to a senior peer. Someone I wish who would consider mentoring me. I came on too strong. Will he like how much I know...
29 de abr. de 20218 minthings fall apartIs the best professional one who believes deeply, passionately in his or her vocation? I don’t find myself easily attracted to a simple...
29 de abr. de 20215 minnote to a funderThis morning my first meeting should have been at Conjunto Santos Dumont (Rua Paim), but I did things out of order and went to the Copan...
29 de abr. de 20213 minphantom threadI woke up early to mark my territory. George’s dishes in the sink gave grounds for my gruff repartee. I wanted my space this morning, and...
28 de abr. de 20215 minhow i met zimbabweIt was the summer of 2003 that I first met Zimbabwe. After working at the ‘Festival of the Dhow Countries’ — a cultural and film festival...
28 de abr. de 20212 mincurator he said, she saidWhen we screened the Cidade Queer film at K.o.clubmilano during the socially engaged ‘school’ at @viafarini in Milano — and after a week+...
19 de abr. de 20211 minLies, Damn Lies & Statisticsi. To hold any deep knowledge in the art world doesn't seem to matter except back in the world from which it absconded. ii. The head’s...