I need to have some fun.
I've been stressing out way too much recently - almost enough to forget that I actually love my life and everything that keeps me busy in it. So tonight, some of my hard work will pay off, and I'll get to remember to have some fun.
Tonight is Lit Crawl, the final night of Litquake, so in a matter of hours San Francisco's Mission District will be filled with those who love words. We'll gather in bars, bookstores, laundromats and alleys, share stories and poems and laughter, and yes, dammit, we're going to have some fun.
Here's where you can find a full map and schedule for Lit Crawl (you'll need one!).
I've been stressing out way too much recently - almost enough to forget that I actually love my life and everything that keeps me busy in it. So tonight, some of my hard work will pay off, and I'll get to remember to have some fun.
Tonight is Lit Crawl, the final night of Litquake, so in a matter of hours San Francisco's Mission District will be filled with those who love words. We'll gather in bars, bookstores, laundromats and alleys, share stories and poems and laughter, and yes, dammit, we're going to have some fun.
Here's where you can find a full map and schedule for Lit Crawl (you'll need one!).
Street art in the Mission
Photos by Maisha Z. Johnson
For me, a night like this feels necessary not only for the chance for a much-needed fun break, but also because of the necessity of voices. With about 450 readers sharing their words tonight, paths will cross, folks will hear one another, and there will be intersections of roads that may not meet on any other night but this one.
There will be a variety of readings to choose from, and on my personal journey through the Crawl, I'll be looking for readings that push beyond that damn d-word to embrace a true diversity of voices.
There will be a variety of readings to choose from, and on my personal journey through the Crawl, I'll be looking for readings that push beyond that damn d-word to embrace a true diversity of voices.
"To all indigenous people made prisoners in their own land"
That was the idea behind Matrices, the event that I'll be a part of tonight. Not merely diversity in its (often short-sighted) usual sense, but integrated diversity, to include all intersections. I'm so excited for this launch, which will happen during Phase 1 of LitCrawl, at 6 pm at Public Works.
Where else can you find an integration of unique voices? This is just a sampling.
For Phase 2, at 7:15 pm, check out Cipactli: Raza Studies Journal of Art and Literature or Sunday Stories presents…Brown People Don’t Read? Phase 3, at 8:30 pm, includes Lamda Literary Foundation Presents and The World Cries Out for Revolution. Check out this video on Laura Goode's "Sister Mischief," an interracial, gay hip-hop story. Laura Goode will be reading during Phase 3's The Rumpus Presents.
And there are many more events to choose from! Will you be at LitCrawl? How will you choose? Maybe our paths will cross.
Where else can you find an integration of unique voices? This is just a sampling.
For Phase 2, at 7:15 pm, check out Cipactli: Raza Studies Journal of Art and Literature or Sunday Stories presents…Brown People Don’t Read? Phase 3, at 8:30 pm, includes Lamda Literary Foundation Presents and The World Cries Out for Revolution. Check out this video on Laura Goode's "Sister Mischief," an interracial, gay hip-hop story. Laura Goode will be reading during Phase 3's The Rumpus Presents.
And there are many more events to choose from! Will you be at LitCrawl? How will you choose? Maybe our paths will cross.
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