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I’d like to take a moment of silence

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more of this life

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Against all odds, I did in fact make it through 3 months in Provincetown.

6 weeks of Spring Returning Residencies and 9 weeks of Summer Workshops at @fineartsworkcenter. I worked with over 60 faculty and hundreds of participants. There were readings, artist talks, Friday participant showcases, bottomless cups of Snowy Owl iced coffee, late-night photo printing sessions, after-midnight emergency calls, broken water heaters, housing puzzles, parking puzzles, book orders, spreadsheets, emails (so many emails), and questions I had absolutely never considered before someone walked up to me and asked them.

Somewhere entangled in all this, Provincetown also became my actual life.

I lived in Ptown. I worked in Ptown. I made friends in Ptown. I got to spend time with writers and artists I had admired for years and discover that, thankfully, they were also people I could laugh with over drinks. I had two STUPIDLY AMAZING Program Assistants who made an extremely intense summer considerably more fun.

I danced. I ate oysters and lobster. I had Rosie’s burritos for dinner multiple times a week. I drank several afterwork cocktails and journaled. I eventually sang at drag karaoke. I wandered Commercial Street…people watching and taking photos. I took 40,000 selfies. On more than one occasion, I stared wistfully at the water, blurry-eyed from fatigue but grateful to be where I was.

There were beautiful days and completely absurd days and days when I was so tired I was not capable of forming complete sentences.

And then, just as I was preparing to leave this week, came SPIDER BITE GATE. Prown apparently decided I had not suffered (enough) and sent me home with an unthinkable number of spider bites, a blister the size of Cape Cod, and an infected leg. But I have antibiotics and I’m on the mend, so 🤷🏾‍♀️

I’m tired. I’m proud. I’m a little stunned.

Provincetown. Summer. 2026. So that happened.

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Creator's always working in my life. ☺️ So much gratitude to the Divine Universe, @fineartsworkcenter and @iaia_mfa_cw for selecting me as a 2026 FAWC scholar. I had such a transformation experience attending m.s. RedCherries’ workshop on Indigenous Poetics, hearing from powerful artists and writers including @deborahtaffa and @kayjayefff, and meeting so many wonderful people who truly made me feel at home. So honored to follow in the footsteps of this long lineage of artists. Til next time, Provincetown! ✨✍🏽⛵️🌊

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I’m just back from an amazing week teaching at the @fineartsworkcenter in Provincetown. I had a wonderful group of students who brought their full selves to the workshop, bravely shared their truths, and supported one another.

I also celebrated my 40th birthday with friends and family, made pictures with new and old friends, took early morning runs by the ocean, worked on my upcoming exhibition at @twenty_summers with the @emergent_art_advisory team, and ate my fill of lobster rolls, clam strips, and fudge (all of which I really only eat in Ptown).

Being surrounded by love, community, creativity, and the ocean was incredibly restorative and fulfilling- I’m always so grateful for the opportunity to spend time at FAWC and in this magical place.

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Halfway through summer, full speed ahead. Week 5 of our Summer Workshop Program brings fresh work, new ideas, and another round of incredible writers and artists making the most of their time in Provincetown. Studios are full, pages are filling up, and the sun is shining!

Ready to start your next big project? There's still time to register for classes! Visit the link in our bio to sign up.
Photos by Alexis Wright

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Summer Awards was an incredible weekend spent with friends, colleagues, and so many of my favorite people. I’m grateful to everyone who showed up to support @fineartsworkcenter 🙌🏻 It was an honor to share the stage with @celestelecesne and help support artists and writers that keep the creative dream alive in Provincetown✨

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Tomorrow Saturday, June 13 & Sunday (by appt)
12-7pm
28 Warren St. 4th floor
NY, NY
Sounds by @yattabombata @totalxtc n friends
Bar sponsored by @tentoonerum @grancoramino
Alongside @daytimenovella

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Spring has been good to me, here’s a lil proof 🍀🤞🏽

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April be so 4 real

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Everything’s better on film! Moments from the ‘Another Day in New York’ cast, crew, and friends and family screening in New York City.

#film #shortfilms #ward6productions #newyorkcity #filmmakers

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