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MAY COLLAGE CREATIONS đź©· save the date for the next Collage Party: June 24, 6-8 at đź©·
05/28/2026

MAY COLLAGE CREATIONS đź©· save the date for the next Collage Party: June 24, 6-8 at đź©·

05/28/2026

The May Collage Party with a live set by , canvas provided by , and postcards from Your Pen Pal Haley at đź©·

I went dancing last weekend at a party called MESH:FOCUS, hosted by the prolific DJ and producer Qemist, who was joined ...
05/25/2026

I went dancing last weekend at a party called MESH:FOCUS, hosted by the prolific DJ and producer Qemist, who was joined by superstar DJ Nico and icon/scene builder Strooly. The mix of the three DJs generated an eclectic sonic riot, with dancers showing out, screaming in ecstasy, clacking fans, and shouting along to the music.

For me, I felt like I exorcised a demon that had been weighing my shoulders down. I’ve been crawling around in my head lately, not for any particular reason, but because I haven’t been moving as much lately. I went with my friend Meghan, who is accustomed to attending electronic dance festivals with stacked lineups of DJs. She is the perfect dance partner: when the bass or rhythm in a song was particularly, how do you say, stanky, we would meet eyes and dance even harder. Our eyebrows would raise at a surprise twist in a melody. As a connoisseur of electronic music with DJ skills under her belt, the dance party inspired her to finally invest in high-quality DJ decks.

The music, the talent, the scene—it was all just too good. I felt energized and inspired. I was exercising, after all. Exercising—movement, in general—is a major component in generating creative energy. Without it, I feel lifeless and cranky. I’m sober, but I felt high leaving Bar DKDC, after dancing non-stop from 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM. I felt like College Zack again, who always started the party by dancing on a dead dance floor if he had to.

The next day, my neck was sore from swiveling my bald head around, imagining I was whipping a long mane of flowing hair in circles. My knees ached. Despite the signs of me getting slightly older, the rest of the weekend floated by with a heavenly aura. I painted with friends. I read. I napped. My nervous system was nonplussed.

What an honor it is to witness the energy of the Memphis dance scene, facilitated by DJs’ hard work and curatorial precision, backed by deep immersion in the history of music. What an honor it is to dance away the fears of living, to dance in the middle of a renaissance.

05/21/2026

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05/19/2026

SAVE THE DATE WEDNESDAY JULY 22 2026 AT

As a Chronic Oversharer, I’m learning that it’s OK to keep some creative projects—even hobbies or the process of learnin...
05/18/2026

As a Chronic Oversharer, I’m learning that it’s OK to keep some creative projects—even hobbies or the process of learning a new medium—to myself.

The universe keeps directing me towards this idea. The other day, I went on a walk with a friend in Overton Park. Rituals came up—things we do to honor the present moment and make living more sacred.

“I do rituals every now and again,” he said.

My curiosity reared its seven heads. “What do you do?”

“I don’t really tell anyone,” he said. “I like to keep it to myself. Makes it more sacred.”

I was actually kind of stunned. Shocked. If anybody had asked me that question, I would have given them a step-by-step on why I did those rituals, how they’ve helped soothe my vagus nerve, the exact kind of incense I use (frankincense), and a random fact about some ancient ritual I learned about during a rabbit hole session.

There’s nothing wrong with any of that, but as someone who tends to seek external validation in order to feel more secure in myself, adding a little mystery into my life wouldn’t hurt. When I’m excited about a project, I will share every step of the process with my close circle, waiting for their response with bated breath. By the time they’ve responded, I will have already sent them an updated draft. “Actually, look at/listen/read this version instead.”

The next day, at lunch with a different friend, I was sharing this struggle with not being able to contain my excitement, with falling into the vortex of validation addiction (it’s a real thing), and my worries that I was exhausting my friends by always wanting their feedback.

He listened. He paused. He said, “Why don’t you do something where you don’t tell anybody? Just something for yourself? You don’t even have to post it.”

Another sign of doing something without broadcasting it to the world to feed an extrinsic need. I can do something for the peace of it, for the meditative silence of just making, to learn how to be OK with not having feedback.

I told my friend I would accept his challenge.

“What kind of thing do you think you’ll do?”

“I’m not telling.”

Read the rest at likereallycreative.substack.com.

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05/16/2026

ARTIST WALK: A Color Walk with 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 at

05/15/2026

Last week, I got to witness some intense giggling, enthusiastic cheering, and people truly stepping out of their comfort zones.

It was from an intuitive play workshop that I facilitated called OUT OF OUR MIND, led by comedian and improv coach (who is genuinely one of the funniest people I’ve ever met).

As a seasoned improv performer, Alex has noticed, in himself and others, how much improv helps people push past fear of being perceived. Fear can take you out of the present moment and keep you stuck in your head.

When you are allowed—with enthusiasm—to fail, say something that you think others will judge you for, move in a strange way that causes your face to turn beet-red (me), fear becomes the tail end of an echoing voice in your head.

Alex led participants through a series of games: the Human Orchestra, where one-by-one and with closed eyes, participants made a rhythmic sound to make an acapella orchestra; Living Statue, where players made poses in groups of three before the audience named the living piece; Emotion Art, where players got in groups of three and made marks, one at a time, based around an emotion (fear, disinterest, joy); and One Word Story, where groups of four told a story, one word at a time.

It also helped that we passed out bright yellow pom-poms so everyone could cheer on the fearless decisions they made throughout the night.

Join us for the second volume of MUSE:SOUND, a collaborative & improvisational soundscape experience led by musicians a...
05/13/2026

Join us for the second volume of MUSE:SOUND, a collaborative & improvisational soundscape experience led by musicians and at on Monday, June 8, 2026.

We invite musicians, producers, instrumentalists, vocalists, and curious spectators to immerse themselves in the energy of collective sound, shaped in real-time.

The soundscape will begin with a single note from each of the three featured musicians, setting the tone. Attendees are then invited to join in intuitively, adding their own sounds to build evolving layers of collaborative music.

Bring your instrument of choice. Whether you’re wielding a drum, trumpet, a guitar, a synth, a sampler, a voice, a laptop with a DAW, or simply your ears, you’re welcome.

Tix at likereallycreative.com/muse

⚡️ Join musician for a guided meditation that explores and plays with different sounds. Then, we’ll write poetry, lyric...
05/12/2026

⚡️ Join musician for a guided meditation that explores and plays with different sounds. Then, we’ll write poetry, lyrics, associations, or reflections inspired by what we hear. Afterward, we’ll share our writing and weave it together into a single Collaborative Community Poem. ⚡️

Saturday, June 13 from 2-4 PM @ Frayser Library. Register for free at likereallycreative.com/chargedup.

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