Inspired by a poster I saw at a protest (whoever thought of it is a genius), I once intended to create and syndicate an ongoing cartoon panel with an environmental theme. When it took me six months to create the first three editions, I realized I could never output one a week. Still, these three […]
Shelter in Place, day Lebenty-Seven: I cleaned out all the cool clothes from my closet that don’t fit me right now. Anyone else out there who’s put a few pounds on? I’m calling mine the Covid 19. I’ve decided to put some of my certifications* to use and teach a nutrition class to complement my […]
One of those days with 5 costume changes and 4 personalities in 3 cities doing 2 things at 1ce.
I’ve just written my third Ode to Oakland (after Joaquin Miller Went Walkin’ and BeMused). May I introduce: The Dirndl Diaspora! After instigating some polka at Oaktoberfest last year, my eyes were drawn to the brilliant riots of color at the multiple African fabric pop-ups. What do they have to do with Germany? I wondered. All […]
It’s a St. Patty Sunday! We celebrate most of our holidays telling our favorite Irish jokes. For example, Q: Why do the Irish wear Shamrocks on St. Patty’s Day? A: Because real rocks are too heavy. and Q: What do you call an Irishman who hangs out in your yard all year? A: Patty O’Furniture! […]
(There’s a special offer for my readers at the bottom of this post!) It seems ironic that, as International Women’s Day approaches this year, I find myself trying on corsets and watching women strip. But there is a great healing afoot in the world, and at the center of it, women are moving beyond the […]
Gung Hay Fat Choy! It’s always year of the Pig at our house. www.littlepig.com is where my creative family publishes operas and stuff. (Mostly stuff.) Those on our Christmas Card list get treated to a handcrafted original each year, some of which are available on Zazzle, where the bestseller is “Sky Uterus,” a sympathy card […]
As if in celebration of my “twin sister” Jenny and I finally taking our trip together, Italy mirrored our joy with a symphony of doubles. And sometimes triples. And an infinite number of memorable moments in the two weeks we were together. I’ll start with the Davides. Dah-vee-day. A Davide I met on my last […]
There is a goosebump moment I enjoy, in my life, on a regular basis: when I lead the song “Waka Waka” in my Zumba classes, and a room full of old folks of European and Asian descent raise their arms reverently at the end as Shakira says “We are all Africa.” The same thing happens […]
It’s Earth Day 2017 and I’m not marching; I’m meditating. As President Twit and his handlers summarily and systematically dismantle decades of incremental progress forward, we have all been struck with a feeling of violent unreality. It’s been like being hit, in slow motion, by a Mack Truck. And I know, because that happened to me. […]
Motherhood elevates us to the loftiest heights… …And sinks us to depths we never imagined. I’ve been wanting to host a comedy hour for moms to share their stories since I was schlepping toddlers around like so many sacks of sentient, happy-mouthed, farting potatoes. My friends and I would crack each other up on those life-saving […]
I don’t know what was more heart stopping—the weird adventure that inspired me, the dangerous feeling of discovering new literary territory, or finding the nerve to read something “a-spicy” to an audience…. but altogether, bringing Carla White’s hot supernatural romance to life through Cosima was like stepping into an alternate universe. The “Afternoon at the Caffe Florian” Carnevale […]
