straight from the muse’s mouth: an alternative artist’s way
I write about the creative process through a pop culture lens & teach "weird girls" of any age who write how to develop their creative voice and artistic identity.
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Unconcious Vocabulary: A (Poetry) Writing Workshop (opens the original)
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Welcome to Unconscious Vocabulary: a Poetry Workshop.This is the first writing workshop in a series called Weird Girl Writing Lab.Thanks for reading straight from the muse’s mouth: an alternative artist’s way! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="button primary" type="submit" va
Kathleen Hanna: Music, Fashion, Film (opens the original)
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Unless otherwise stated, quotes come from Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, Hanna’s memoir from 2024, which I have read twice and highly recommend.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="247.38229755178907" src="https://substackcd
Now We're Making Rock Music (opens the original)
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Charli XCX and Ariana Grande are engaging in shadow work with their latest releases (and neither of them are new at it).<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="922" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fSny!,w_1456,c_limit,f_aut
Services Offered (opens the original)
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Coming soonContact: thegratefulpoetco@gmail.com
Ariana Grande: a Pre-Petal Ranking (opens the original)
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In the past six years alone, Ariana Grande has released two solo albums, a short film for Eternal Sunshine Deluxe, two blockbuster films based on the Broadway Musical Wicked, filmed a new comedy with Ben Stiller, and worked on her beauty brand, rem beauty. And that’s just her work life!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZD3-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c33c
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