Category: performance

My friend's blog Breaking The Eggs is all about storytelling. In this recent blog he talks about our origins of storytellers in comparison to origin stories of popular comic characters. I wrote the following:I so easily recall being in 3rd grade and finding D'aulaire's Book of Greek Myths. I memorized most of them with in months. Then I would recount and re-tell to any and everyone who'd listen. I just kind of never stopped. Of course new stories have been added. Other myths. Personal stories. Mono's on everything. BUT I still tell the Greeks. I just did Achilles and re-wrote Persephone. I think I still recall the memory so easily because, albeit at a young age and not understanding...

I'm quickly re-writing a story I'll be telling for Arte-Work, a queer performance art thingy, on a roof top in downtown LA next Thursday the 14th. I tell of our ancient queer ancestor SHIM who came down off the mountain top looking for love! Awe...