TLDR; My life has completely upended in recent years, I have no idea who I’ve told what, and I’m changing my name to Sarah Peony. CW: Cancer, spousal separation, health issues, business changes. As my health has been improving lately, I’m finally getting the energy to reflect on what the…

Moons ago the awesome Pam Selle and Sarah Groff Hennigh-Palermo produced a workshop for livecoding. With LiveCode.NYC teaching. (Also, check out Pam’s music.) I came, I got nerves it was a lesson in failing up, but I LOVED it. This Spring Pam and I started practicing. We performed our first show. We named our band CatFans. AND NOW Here’s our first video!!! CW: Strobing and fast-moving visuals. Can have a negative effect on people with brain or nerve issues.

Everyone bills hourly, and as it turns out just about everyone hates it. This process makes clients feel cheated, and agencies exasperated. At the end of the day there’s usually at least a hint of disappointment in both how long it takes to get paid, and/or how much it all…

One of the delights of fabric storytelling is that you get to stab things. Either with pins when sewing or making Amigurumi, or shaping felt.

You take a sip of doubleshot in a can. You see a cow in the mirror in your mind’s eye. Your brain loves cows apparently. Sometimes you have to type with your eyes closed, because you are too tired and the coffee is broken. It hasn’t worked in a long…

There’s a beauty in what the Barnes Foundation has produced with #LetsConnectPhilly. Every single step for participation was well thought out and easy to follow. Even sick, broke, and unable to drive, I was able to participate. …

I’ve been turning life into cash since I was a teen. Poverty has this way of chasing you long after you’ve found some sense of success. …

Content summary: Sexual Assault, Sexism, Abandonment, Inauguration… It’s incredibly disturbing to me that young women who are very likely to be Sexually Assaulted in the future, have been asked by their Sisterhood to walk in celebration of a man very clearly accused of Sexually Assaulting multiple women. …

Content summary: Sexual assault, suicide, violence, murder, and PTSD. Tonight I wrote this as a response to a random commenter on Facebook, who tagged me in response to my earlier comment. And in the middle of it, I realized I don’t talk about this nearly enough. As a survivor, and…