A really lovely conversation with photographer Trent Davis Bailey for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/photo...
Photographer Trent Davis Bailey on art as therapy – The Creative Independent
Photographer Trent Davis Bailey discusses the magic of photography, working across various creative disciplines, and what he's learned from fatherhood.
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Had a blast talking to artist Jackson Hunt for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/visua...
Visual artist Jackson Hunt on knowing when you're on to something – The Creative Independent
Visual artist Jackson Hunt discusses Native archives, the malleability of memory, and chasing the unknown
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I loved chatting with the founder of Cinespia, John Wyatt, about 25 years of film screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the @latimes.com www.latimes.com/lifestyle/im...
650 movies later, Cinespia turned a Hollywood cemetery into L.A.'s summer utopia
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My latest conversation for @thecreativeindependent.com 💗 thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
Author Avigayl Sharp on loving the process even when it hurts – The Creative Independent
Author Avigayl Sharp discusses nailing down language, why she left social media, and the importance of humor to get to the unexpected
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Last year I volunteered as a writing facilitator for POPS Club and The Pathfinder Network which help the families of the incarcerated through art and community. I wrote the forward for their latest anthology, a beautiful collection of young inspiring voices. bookshop.org/p/books/a-se...
A Secret Chord: Poetry, Stories & Art
Poetry, Stories & Art
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Really enjoyed my conversation with @caroclaireburke.bsky.social for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
Author and podcaster Caro Claire Burke on reconnecting with your ambition – The Creative Independent
Author Caro Claire Burke discusses opportunity, perseverance, and the importance of having people who believe in you.
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Really enjoyed talking to filmmaker Nastasya Popov for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and director Nastasya Popov on why it’s important to keep making things – The Creative Independent
Writer and director Nastasya Popov discusses endurance in the creative process, handling rejection, and the importance of revision
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What do we do with our ideas? @dianaruzova.bsky.social on collecting, classifying, clarifying, chasing at @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/f... #writinglife #writingcommunity #creativity #authorlife
Capturing, Collecting, Collating, and Making Them Work: Prompts on How To Organize Your Free-Floating Ideas
By Diana Ruzova Ideas can feel nebulous. Free floating blobs of memory, quotes, colors, past experiences, and overheard conversations. Ideas can spark through the senses. The grating wail of a dyin…
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wrote about how to organize ideas for Brevity Blog brevity.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/f...
Capturing, Collecting, Collating, and Making Them Work: Prompts on How To Organize Your Free-Floating Ideas
By Diana Ruzova Ideas can feel nebulous. Free floating blobs of memory, quotes, colors, past experiences, and overheard conversations. Ideas can spark through the senses. The grating wail of a dyin…
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Check out my conversation with writer and a comedian Amy Silverberg for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg on how to take the pressure off the process – The Creative Independent
Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg discusses setting small goals, managing more than one creative profession, and the value of endurance when projects take time
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Two Brevity essays have been listed among the "Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction of 2024" in The Best American Essays 2025. Enthusiastic congratulations to @dianaruzova.bsky.social ["The Sauna"] and @dianezinna.bsky.social ["Astonish"]. Links below.
Check out my latest conversation for @thecreativeindependent.com with artist David Hendren. ✨ thecreativeindependent.com/people/visua...
Visual artist David Hendren on building community as an introvert – The Creative Independent
Visual artist David Hendren discusses dealing with rejection, sustaining an art practice, and working with intention
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“Cousins have our backs. They are our built-in friends. And from an evolutionary perspective, they have a biological stake in our survival.” The next Friendship Week story is by @dianaruzova.bsky.social and all about how cousins can be the earliest friends for some immigrant families.
First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
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LOVE our conversation for @thecreativeindependent.com @aidenarata.bsky.social thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and artist Aiden Arata on dealing with dread – The Creative Independent
Writer and artist Aiden Arata discusses the magic of relatability, refuting the tortured artist trope, and not writing every day.
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Really enjoyed my conversation with writer Boris Fishman for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer Boris Fishman on balancing passion and practicality – The Creative Independent
Writer Boris Fishman discusses growing up as an immigrant, artistic rituals, and keeping one foot on the ground
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"Our cousins are our companions for all of life’s curveballs. And while sometimes, we don’t get along, like siblings, cousins share both our family secrets and genetics. They share our lives.” Story by @dianaruzova.bsky.social.
First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
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Check out my latest interview for @thecreativeindependent.com with the indelible author Alejandro Heredia. thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer Alejandro Heredia on making art in a world that profits off our time – The Creative Independent
Writer Alejandro Heredia discusses difference, community, and dedicating yourself to your calling
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Wrote about love for the @latimes.com Huge thank you to @marquesharper.bsky.social www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
L.A. Affairs: I grew up on Disney princesses and fairy tales. Was I ready for my own happily ever after?
I felt weird talking to people about my engagement. I had never been happier, but I still housed the fear that getting married was an uncool thing to do.
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"Photos act as timestamps and notes, just waiting to reveal something new or forgotten in the primary-colored Chuck E Cheese ball pit of time." ~ @dianaruzova.bsky.social (with a bonus Writing Exercise) brevity.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/p...
On Photography as a Form of Note Taking
By Diana Ruzova Growing up, my parents and I would spend long Sunday afternoons on our leather sectional looking at our family photos or watching home videos from not that long ago. Be it nos…
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