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Finding Creative Flow Around Illness and Stress
Meditation and Buddhist practices calm my mind and bring peace to my frenzied spirit, so…
How I Use OCD to Make Decisions
I perform my OCD rituals to convince myself that the niggling decisions that don’t matter—yet…
Lucky to Live in America
You are lucky to live in America. You are in the detritus of hope. Somebody…
This Moment is Yours; Eat It Up
I consider myself to be intelligent, informed—able to rise above the message that skinny is…
Want To Be Creative? Loosen Up Your Frontal Lobe
Neuropsychologist and professor of neurosurgery Rex Jung explains how creative people tend to have frontal…
I Don’t Want to Work with a Head Cold
Why would I sing when I have a sore throat? Well, maybe I would if…
The Freelancer’s Thanksgiving Bingo Card
What independent contractor can let go of work long enough to enjoy a good feast?…
Stay Healthy! Avoid Saxophone Lung
Attention woodwind players! Don’t suck bacteria, mold, or fungi into your oh-so-precious lungs. Clean your…
Happy Thanksgivukkah from Peri
Here it is, Thanksgiving morning, and in the spirit of The Freelancer’s Thanksgiving Bingo I’m…
Art in Hospitals and Healthcare Environments
Hospitals and healthcare environments can be wonderful spaces for art.
My Hopefully-Not-Boring Wellness Tips
I tend to find articles about diet and exercise incredibly boring, so I thought I’d…
Help Yourself by Helping Others
The burden of having to do everything yourself can be a heavy one. But getting…
I Am a Public Artist: Part 2
The preliminary sketches I had worked on for weeks are not what the panel wants….
Of Course I’m a Faker
The truth that took me 30+ years to realize is that confidence—or faking it—is merely…
My Mom Made Me Do This
Wherein Pyragraph’s publisher and her daughter play with memes a bit.
The Impossible Takes a Little Longer
I have been thinking about the contrasting cultures and values reflected in the dance communities…
Call for Entries: Adaptations
Amy Clinkscales and Valerie Roybal, who have both written for…
About Others Using Your Art Without Permission
In the age of the Internet, someone will use your art without permission. And if…
Go Help Yourself!
I do everything myself. Writer, publicist, graphist, producer, artist, performer, booking agent, dramaturg, videomaker—and it’s…
Luxury of Time and Space: My Rauschenberg Residency
There were many days when I would begin dancing at 9am and not stop moving…