Fiction, Nonfiction, and Art
Taking advantage of an unorthodox arts grant opportunity, I secured funding for Night of 1,000 Fridas by pitching my project on stage while wearing a flower headband and standing next …
The Awesome Foundation Funds Night of 1,000 Fridas Read More
Stephanie Pokorny, the designer behind Crochetverse, has joined the Night of 1,000 Fridas. Pokorny, a self-proclaimed crochet addict, is an amazing artist with a predilection for the strange. In my …
Crochetverse Joins Night of 1,000 Fridas Read More
Thanks to a grant from The Awesome Foundation, D.C. artists participating in the global Night of 1,000 Fridas project are eligible for cash rewards of up to $250. To qualify, …
$600 in Prizes for D.C. Artists Contributing to Night of 1K Fridas Read More
Stacy Cantrell’s eye-catching crochet art will be part of the worldwide Night of 1,000 Fridas project. Cantrell recently yarn-bombed the Takoma Park, MD clocktower with a public art piece commissioned …
DC-area Crochet Artist Stacy Cantrell Joins Night of 1,000 Fridas. Read More
VOTING CLOSED 11/11/18 You can still see the original post and cover designs below. With several great covers to choose from, Run Amok Books would like your input to help …
Choose the Cover of “Frida Sex Dreams” Read More
Halloween marks the anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini. Each year, spiritualists attempt to make contact with the dead escape artist, an annual tradition I’ve written about in both …
Harry Houdini and Halloween Read More
Emily Lubitz of the award-winning Australian Indie folk band Tinpan Orange has joined Night of 1,000 Fridas, a large-scale street art project with the goal of getting 1,000 depictions of …
Emily Lubitz of Tinpan Orange Joins Night of 1K Fridas Read More
Kate Stewart, mayor of my city Takoma Park, MD, has joined the large-scale street art project Night of 1,000 Fridas! Takoma Park is a famously liberal region in the already …
Mayor Kate Stewart Joins Night of 1K Fridas Read More
Todd Marinovich has joined Night of 1,000 Fridas. I don’t know why. He doesn’t know me, and honestly, I was shocked to get a response to my shot-in-the-dark email. When …
QB-Turned-Artist Todd Marinovich Joins Night of 1K Fridas Read More
Teddy Beats is a Washington, D.C.-based music producer whose song “Lost Boy” recently gained over 1 million plays on Spotify. He is signed to Armada Music, the biggest independent dance …
Music Producer Teddy Beats Joins Night of 1K Fridas Read More