The Dying Art Of Street Performance
cosplaying as an actual newsletter
I’ve started writing a new play, meaning that any other form of writing I do alongside must be kept brief, a fling, of sorts — a self-imposed non-rule.
June was intense. I’ve stopped and shed a few tears several times when reflecting on how much love there is around me. Friendship is a blessing.
I’ve had many conversations about modern/adult friendships and I have come to two conclusions:
1) I don’t think people LOVE their friends, you should LOVE your friends — be in LOVE with them even.
2) I don’t think it’s that difficult to make friends as an adult; I think you have to be open to welcoming new people in and you have to have or make space for them.
I’ve changed a lot this month. I think this will continue to be the case for the foreseeable future. I feel healthily untethered to many old ways of being and am finding joy in exploring my curiosities. Read: I’m currently reading Dostoyevsky for the first time and I’m floored by how brilliant he is. I’m also (slowly) watching all the Star Wars films; I watched Acolyte mainly because of Amandla but I wasn’t that impressed. My colleague told me that I had to go back and watch the films to truly enjoy and understand so here we are. I’ve ticked off episode IV so that’s a start.
I’m starting to realise how newsletter-y this is feeling. I had a long poetic essay sitting in my drafts but I decided to that into a play. I forget how much quiet I need when I’m coming up with new ideas. I watched a Vox (?) video the other day about how we’re all damaging our eardrums due to dangerously high volumes in our headphones, now I try to listen to my music on 50-60% volume — I must learn to love the quiet. The quiet I need for writing, however, is total silence — I must learn to love that too.
How was your June?
What are your plans/hopes/dreams for July?
lmk lmk
Listen to Creep by SWV — I watched their Tiny Desk Concert yesterday and it was so perfect.