I don't know what nationality this werewolf perched in London is, but I have to think he's American.
If I were to make blog t-shirts, the first would say PROVOKE ANXIETY.
This feels like a founding principle to me – of the way I write, the way I live, the way I encounter the world.
If I’m doing something that doesn’t make me anxious – that doesn’t make me delay, worry, perseverate, talk about it endlessly – it doesn’t feel worth doing.
I don’t want to waste my time feeling safe and comfortable.
I provoke anxiety – in myself, in others – because that’s where art lives.
Art is anxious. Not safe.
In an effort to take you behind the scenes here on the blog, I bring you a picture of this blog post being written -- in the lobby of The Hoxton, London.
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I’m listening to Julie Klausner’s amazing podcast “How Was Your Week.” She really loves the things she loves (1970’s stars, animals reading her book, musical theatre, reality T.V.) — and helps you love them too.