Wild and Searching Forms
I. I grew up in an Eastern forest, among stands of hardwoods and clusters of evergreens, where a walk in the woods was an act of wonder. As an adult […]
Author Archives: D. Allen
Writing Towards the Center
I have recently had the pleasure of working with Underneath This, an excellent site that features artist interviews, reviews, and other writings related to the arts, feminism, and activism. I […]
Let This Night Be Dark
On a particularly bitter and emotionally difficult winter solstice four years ago, I stayed up late singing by candlelight, and these words came to me in an endless refrain: let […]
Muscle Memory: Daily Practice
Routines have never been my thing. Examples: I don’t have a favorite breakfast food. I meditate only sporadically. I drink tea every morning, but sometimes morning becomes afternoon by the […]
Liberating Beauty: A Conversation with Sins Invalid’s Patty Berne
Last week I had the pleasure of talking with Patty Berne, director and co-founder of Sins Invalid, a Bay Area-based organization and performance project that centralizes artists from historically marginalized […]
