A Small Substack
A little test: a Little Letter
I’m trying to be more regular with the Substack, as a means to reach out more, and as an exercise. So, a gentle poll: Please “reply” to this newsletter, and let me know whether you’d like a) more frequent, smaller messages, or b) the same approximately monthly longer dispatches. I figure if you’re here, you actually want to be here, and your feedback is invaluable. (Also! Don’t feel any pressure to even do this, this is a ~*~very informal question~*~.)
NEW FLASH!
This guy is technically claimed but I wanted you all to meet him. Inspired by this cutie? Let’s make our own custom cat clown together!
AVAILABLE TIGER CLOWN! He’s so silly.
Collecting more and more flash? Need some filler? As you’ve read 18million times from me, there’s another Friday the 13th in March! Come thruuuuu! First come, first serve, $65 per tattoo, arms and legs only, 12pm-7pm at the studio.
Like the stuff you’re seeing and want to claim the tiger clown or lovingly demand a custom piece? Use this link!
OAKLAND, I’m coming for you!
May 19 and 20, I have a Guest Spot at Pretty in Ink Oakland! Spots are LIMITED, and I have some folks asking about taking a full day for bigger pieces, so best to claim some time now. You can use this fancy link to request a slot — just name that you’re seeking an Oakland session!
What’s she reading?
The Beginning Comes After The End by Rebecca Solnit, one of my favorite essayists. If you’re a vaguely radical person who understands that everything is connected to everything, you won’t be blown away by the conclusions in this book. If you’ve done your homework as a white person to understand intersectionality and how to fight the good fucking fight in the face of fascism, this book won’t blow your mind. But if you need a balm that talks about the last 75 years of organizing across the United States, linked back to so many powerful, progressive movements, served with an understanding that, actually yes, every Indigenous movement was indeed always correct, this book will toss a little bit of hope into your heart.
“The old world is dying. The new one is slow in appearing. In this light and shadow, monsters arise.” — Antonio Gramsci, 1930
Stay strong, True Believers. What we’ve got is each other.
Perhaps not a helpful response, but I think both have their merits. I don’t mind waiting for a monthly long read, but I also wouldn’t mind more regular short reads. I would vote for whatever serves your process and your well-being most. A big part of the move from typical social media to Substack was about breaking free from demanding schedules that didn’t serve you.