Category Storytelling
A Skateboarding History: womxnsk8history
Growing up to become a librarian seemed like a natural path considering that I was a weird kid, always doing random side-projects at home, researching Ancient China, Horse breeds, Glass-blowing, whatever captured my imagination. And I still need this outlet! Lately, I’ve merged my love of skateboarding with my nerdy-side and gone public with my […]
Hare & Hound – Wattpad novel
I’ve decided to dabble into the world of Wattpad in the hopes that some of the readers and writers will take a look at my Young Adult novel in the works called, Hare and Hound. The novel features a young woman named Adira who is a desert motorcycle racer in a high stakes series in the […]
Brujas, a stone mason, and authenticity
Lately I’ve had a few friends send me links in regards to the Brujas, with features from Vogue to the New York Times! I’ve been following them for awhile, and the thought of this crew of primarily Latina and Black female skateboarders in New York, articulating many of my thoughts from my decade-old thesis paper […]
The Gift of Hindsight : dating details
It’s been a really fun week of storytelling, reunions, and celebrations of my 2-year wedding anniversary with Scott! Thursday was the Antisocial launch of Letters to the Editors, so a bit more relaxed for me since I wasn’t representing the library, and really great to see Anna Szaflarski after all these years. But Wednesday night at […]
Letters to the Editors Launch
Just over a month ago in Berlin, my friend Anna Szaflarski launched a book featuring a collection of writings from her self-published journal called Letters to the Editors. My essay on the desert mothers “Women in the Wilderness” was included, and now she’s coming to Vancouver to do a second book launch. So, May is looking pretty […]
“One time I rode”… Storytelling!
Last night, I got to try something new! It’s one thing to write a story and another thing to try to engage an audience and get the nerve to share a story in public! A few weeks ago, Melly posted an invite to join her in a night of motorcycle story-telling at The Shop (a […]
Gasoline Gypsy 