Dear Faithful Readers,
I am officially no longer blogging at this account. This has just become a placeholder site to redirect you to the other places on the interwebs where I live.
And to be honest, this blog has always just been a casual experiment for me to figure out what I want to really blog about.
If you’re interested in seeing what my new (and much more focused) blogging project is, please head over to TheMadMagpie.com.
Love,
Emily
I think my absolute favorite new musician of the year is probably James Vincent McMorrow, an Irish folk singer/songwriter. Loren and I got to go see his first ever headlining gig in the states at the Mercury Lounge a couple months ago, and he was fantastic. Now to bombard you with videos:
This is his song “We Are Ghosts,” very pretty and also kind of haunting.
But my favorite song of his is probably “We Don’t Eat,” which there happens to be a live video of from the very concert that we saw:
Another song I love is “Sparrow and the Wolf,” though I can’t decide how I feel about the official video — it’s kind of strange:
And there is this cover that he did of “Whip My Hair,” pretty funny:
Also NPR did this fun “Tiny Desk Concert” with James that was just posted today.
Okay. That’s enough gratuitous video sharing for today!
Totally loving this video of how to turn a men’s button-down shirt into a variety of cute women’s outfits:
Now I feel all inspired to do something fun and crafty…
Just felt compelled to share these excellent blog posts:
The action movie, the other screen, and our very much divided attention. This is a hilarious, sharp, and very thought-provoking post on NPR about our increasingly shortened attention spans.
A list of six writers who never lived to experience their success. A post written by my friend Gabe for Publishers Weekly. For me this is a great reminder that no matter how bleak things seem, no matter how much self-loathing one develops as a writer, all that matters is that we push forward — past the bottleneck, over the wall, through the darkness — and just keep writing, writing, writing.
Instructions for how to become a real writer: Write like a motherfucker. This is an oldie, but forever a goodie! The Rumpus is probably my favorite literary blog, and I come back to this specific Sugar post time and time again when I’m trapped in the dark and need help recharging.
Tiny beautiful pieces of wisdom for people of all ages. Another old Rumpus post, just because. Beautifully written, as always.
