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Tag Archives: Lisa Peet

Robert Gipe on the Canard County Trilogy, Arts Activism, and Paying Attention
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Robert Gipe on the Canard County Trilogy, Arts Activism, and Paying Attention

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Bloom • Leave a comment

by Lisa Peet

“You can draw a person, what you think they look like, but if you’re drawing from a live model and are paying attention to the way their parts interact, it’s kind of like transcribing an oral history.” Continue reading →

Riva Lehrer on Disability, Making Art, and Getting Rid of the Explainy Voice
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Riva Lehrer on Disability, Making Art, and Getting Rid of the Explainy Voice

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Bloom • 1 Comment

by Lisa Peet

“It was such a transformative thing for me, making the point that you get a different set of words and holy shit, your perceptions just turn inside out.” Continue reading →

Comfort Reads: Charlie Mackesy and <em>The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse</em>
Features / Fiction / Interviews

Comfort Reads: Charlie Mackesy and The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Bloom • Leave a comment

by Lisa Peet

“I think the process of allowing your hand and heart to make marks without thinking too hard is always going to be therapeutic. Expressing yourself, talking to someone honestly.” Continue reading →

Sophia Chang Is, in Fact, the Baddest Bitch in the Room
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Sophia Chang Is, in Fact, the Baddest Bitch in the Room

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Bloom • Leave a comment

by Lisa Peet

“I need you to look at me and the assumptions that you make, and I’m going to obliterate all of those stereotypes and all your preconceived notions.” Continue reading →

Cleaning House with Jen Beagin
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Cleaning House with Jen Beagin

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Bloom • Leave a comment

by Lisa Peet

“I was somewhat well-read, well-spoken, and well-dressed. In other words, I looked like my clients, and was able to bullshit with them about the art on their walls and the books on their shelves. I wasn’t completely invisible, even when I wanted to be.” Continue reading →

Fiction Is No Protection: Q&A with Dina Nayeri
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Fiction Is No Protection: Q&A with Dina Nayeri

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Bloom • Leave a comment

by Lisa Peet

“In every phase, certain lessons have presented themselves intensely in my own life, and I wanted to show them honestly before reporting other stories. I wanted the reader to understand just how I’m able to see what’s happening in these other lives in moments of silence, secrecy, or heartbreaking posturing.” Continue reading →

Discovery Channels: James Mustich, A Common Reader, and <em>1,000 Books to Read Before You Die</em>
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Discovery Channels: James Mustich, A Common Reader, and 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Bloom • 1 Comment

by Lisa Peet

“There’s something about the physical presence of the book, and the power of agency of your own attention. It’s a very personal experience.” Continue reading →

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