EMOTIONAL RESCUE @ LENNY LETTER

I wrote abt my crush on Matthias Schoenaerts and crushes in gen over @ Lenny Letter. Such a beautiful illustration by Chrissy Curtin! And thank you to Jessica Grose and Jack Jones Literary Arts and Hub City Press and my super-agent, Kerry D'Agostino for making magic happen! <3

Though I was blown away by Cotillard’s performance, in truth, I only watched Rust and Bone originally because of Matthias Schoenaerts, the actor who works alongside her. I have a crush on him. My celebrity crushes are emotional rescue when the world is too much. Like a security blanket or a warm mug of tea, they serve a right, proper, selfish purpose — one piece of the puzzle to your girl’s chill, emotional well-being.

TO LOOK FOR AMERICA: A ROAD TRIP, A SOUNDTRACK

I wrote TO LOOK FOR AMERICA: A ROAD TRIP, A SOUNDTRACK over @ The Rumpus abt driving cross country w/my fam this summer! 

South Dakota severe thunderstorm warnings and Culver’s. Minnesota car snacks and coffees. Wisconsin cheeses and my Green Bay Packers shirt. Arizona heat, the Milky Way and billions of stars above the Grand Canyon, one of the treasured “dark skies” in the country. The Pacific Coast Highway, California mornings, perfect Utah nights, Rocky Mountain Colorado, my favorite pungent Nevada sage, and lakes. Chicago traffic, etc. Miles and miles and miles. Train whistles and church bells. America.

I wrote abt Sturgill Simpson for the Kentucky Music Issue of Oxford American!

What a beautiful cover and what a sweet dream come true for me! YOU CAN PRE ORDER A COPY and there's a CD and it's a KENTUCKY MIXTAPE LOVEFEST! 

WHISKEY & RIBBONS GOODREADS/GOODIES GIVEAWAY & !

--> HI! You can enter to win an early copy of W&R that will come packaged in adorableness! 

---> ALSO! I wrote abt how I wish I hadn't thrown out my teenage journals over @ Mutha! 

&&& New TINYLETTER coming soonsies so pls do sign up! xo