Danielle Coates-ConnorChunky Dyke and the ModelsIt was March of last year, and my friend Cameron Russell was bringing the Model Mafia to Infinite Growth’s Holistic Vision. Every…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Danielle Coates-ConnorStopCease. End. Finish. Terminate. Standstill. This is the commonly known definition of stop, and it was the definition I held at the beginning…Dec 29, 2017Dec 29, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorThe PastThere is something in the past that is relevant context for knowing me today. It’s my intertwined experience of political consciousness…Dec 24, 2017Dec 24, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorThe Story BreaksMy best writing is stream of consciousness in the first draft, and then revisions to help connect the story to something happening in the…Dec 16, 2017Dec 16, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorFlyingI set out this year to let go of everything I think to be true about what my work is. This is allowing me to distinguish between what is…Dec 13, 2017Dec 13, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorCemeteryA teenager whips around the corner in a big white truck and speeds down the road. I remember that feeling of oblivion, no concept of how…Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorTodayI was outside in the yard on a call with an amazing human. The sun was shining on me, warm and comforting. A dragonfly landed on my leg…Dec 9, 2017Dec 9, 2017
Danielle Coates-Connorjaggedin every case i’ve lost a loved one, i regret the moments we spent at odds. in the reality of someone’s absence, it is painfully clear how…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorPresent ConditionsLos Angeles and Ventura counties are ablaze, forcing evacuation of thousands so far. The New York Times says the winds are picking up.Dec 7, 2017Dec 7, 2017
Danielle Coates-ConnorNo FutureThis year memories of me at 15 flooded back. In 1995 we lost three young members of our family in a car accident. Sometimes it feels like…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
