Fail Fast, Fail Often, Fail with Self-Love

In capitalism, there is no room for failure. Budgets don’t allow for a show to be bad, funders don’t allow for a program not to work out, and scarcity mentality tells us we have to make things work, at any cost. Failure is a concept that people automatically associate with something bad or negative, but… Continue reading Fail Fast, Fail Often, Fail with Self-Love

The Serotinous Pine Cone

I grew up in Northern California, where the threat of wildfires was a serious and annual occurrence. I remember waking up one Sunday in October to the sun glowing red behind a veil of smoke, and ash from newspapers and books scattering our yard. We evacuated to be with family in Berkeley while the Oakland… Continue reading The Serotinous Pine Cone