This life thing everyone keeps telling me I am supposed to have, it isn’t working out for me. Folks say adulating is hard, they say that you are supposed to stand up for what you believe in and that you should get an education — I do stand up for what I believe in and … Continue reading Zombies, Always More Zombies
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On the 19th and 24th of January the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission (ATC) staged two separate sets of raids that pulled the liquor licenses of most of the strip clubs on Bourbon Street. The news suggested that they were looking for human traffickers, but shockingly none were discovered. Hundreds of people are out of work. … Continue reading Three Hundred Years of Sex Work
After I post about needing a little bit more for rent, someone sends a text, says he wants to shoot pool and have a beer. I get ready and go to the expected meeting spot. I’m on time, which is kind of amazing considering the round the way adventure I had getting there. He sends … Continue reading Asshole Tax
I have come to terms with the reality that the economic meltdown is effecting my ability to have a good time. This is tragic and scary. Business sucks ass. I came out of a year of papers, reading, deadlines, presentations, and essentially reinventing myself to discover that no one has money to play. The other … Continue reading My Head Spins When I’m Broke
I will be teaching at the Desiree Alliance conference in Chicago next month. My director and I will be discussing the realities of writing and performing one person shows to create social change. The Desiree Alliance is a sex workers rights organization, if you didn’t know. As Antioch alumni I have been so indoctrinated into the … Continue reading Sex Work and Social Justice
