Me Reading Stuff

“Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs about us. Later, stories about us. Part of what we always did was have sex and fight about it and break each other’s hearts. I guess there’s other kinds of love too. Great friendships. Working together. But poetry and novels are lists of our devotions. We love the feel of making the marks as the feelings are rising and falling. Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You’re always home.” -Eileen Myles LINKS:Buy "I Must Be Living Twice" here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062389084/i-must-be-living-twice/Listen to Eileen Myles on Bookworm from KCRW here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062389084/i-must-be-living-twice/Buy a ME READING STUFF T-Shirt or Sweatshirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffSupport The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000zms3d419g3ezex4idbtuh7n4Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil Me on I

“Everything war and I can’t get enough of it - and still it almost drives me crazy.” - Georgia O’Keeffe “I like watching old men walk across streets. - MeLINKS:Buy “My Faraway One” here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300166309/my-faraway-oneBuy a ME READING STUFF t-shirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffMore on The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000zms3d419g3ezex4idbtuh7n4My favorite Youtube Channel “BeatleBabe”: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSyetOa-ut3483mU9GQfyQMy best friend Eric: https://twitter.com/ChopStarNationMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"Moonlight in the kitchen is a sign of God." - Anne Carson"The browning of tater tots in a barely-functioning oven is a sign of God." - Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt & support The Trevor Project!: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy Anne Carson's Glass, Irony & God here: https://www.ndbooks.com/author/anne-carson/#glass-irony-and-godBuy The Horse Has Six Legs here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/horse-has-six-legsBuy Claudia Rankine's Citizen here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenBuy Mary Ruefle's Most of It here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenBuy Melody Beattie's Codependent No More here: http://melodybeattie.com/books/codependent-no-stop-controlling-others-start-caring/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

We finally have ME READING STUFF shirts & sweatshirts now!!! And proceeds go to The Trevor Project! And they're VERY soft. Soft clothes are good. What else is good? Blankets. Pets with fur. Salads. Walks. Getting older. Rolling with it. Stretching. One day at a time. Sleepovers. Magazines. Crocheting. Going to sleep. Goodnight. LINKS:ME READING STUFF SHIRTS!!! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy "Music by Philip Glass" here: https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/MUSIC-PHILIP-GLASS-Harper-Row/526474547/bdMore on Christopher Knowles here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_KnowlesThe Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000d0qe9aog8d0vzdh7iaayab9pZum Laundry Stuff: https://www.indigowild.com/home-cleaning/zum-clean-laundry-soap.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

...and he chased me without end. LINKS:Buy "I Remember Nightfall" here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=8388607Support Malvern Books in Austin: http://malvernbooks.comThe Great Stephanie Goehring: https://twitter.com/eselgoehringMy show in Kalamazoo: https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Sorry about the blanket statement on Californians. When I get back to the middle of the country, I turn a bit hostile towards the kindness level on the coasts. I like people pleasant. Kill me.I met the sweetest woman named Sandy on a plane yesterday. She told me she lost her husband (to a heart attack), daughter (to an overdose), and granddaughter (to suicide). All in 2 years. She bought herself a beach cruiser bike in pink (because her daughter and granddaughter love pink) and she's going to ride it around her neighborhood every evening this Fall.LINKS:Buy "LIKE A NEW SUN: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry" here: http://www.phonememedia.org/like-a-new-sun/In Austin, head to Malvern Books: http://malvernbooks.comCheck out updates from Stephanie Goehring here: https://twitter.com/eselgoehring?lang=enMe in Kalamazoo: https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/visitingartists/archive/2018-19/oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"I am a bandit myself because I kill my brain." - Vaslav Nijinsky LINKS:Buy The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/48bdm7sz9780252073625.htmlFollow bansee_beats here: https://www.instagram.com/banshee_beats/or here: https://twitter.com/banshee_beatsFollow Dasi B studio here: https://www.instagram.com/dasibstudio/Follow Erica who told the story about her grandparents’ drivers licenses here: https://www.instagram.com/hairica_styles/or here: https://twitter.com/ericunnt

I see long stemmed roses, but only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. LINKS:Buy The Living Mountain here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/the-living-mountain-nan-shepherd/1014931494/2675516716974?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211671&gclid=CjwKCAjwzqPcBRAnEiwAzKRgS21MHZNQ3wX52PLVjnRQMpN5_6N7jwdLAOjI9ud4IsGgCc8GhyGl8RoC2ZsQAvD_BwECheck out Tyler Bright Hilton's work here: https://www.tylerbrighthilton.comHere's the afghan from Roseanne: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/31/16/4AB920C400000578-5565053-image-m-3_1522510597687.jpgCome to my reading this Sunday afternoon. Facebook info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/299473877522354/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Angry Showers.Me and the strangers in the bubble bath aisle. Angry Showers, Sad Baths.LINKS:Buy Harold Bloom’s "How to Read and Why” here: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Read-and-Why/Harold-Bloom/9780684859071LA, I’m ready MY OWN WRITING! BE THERE! Sept 2nd, 3pm: http://www.thepophop.comMichigan, let’s do this:https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Be good, be you. You be you, they be they.LINKS:Buy Pablo Neruda's The Yellow Heart here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B789172C5-292C-43C6-B03F-79F19678A5EF%7DFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"It's true, hope can cause pain." - Joanne Kyger"I one time met an Australian person online and I said something about liking chips and dips and they go 'Oh, I've heard that people eat dip. What is dip?'" -Me"Violence is not a mystery. Or if it is, the solution is so much bigger than just finding out who did it. Whenever there’s a mass shooting, people want to know why. We want to have a motive, and then when we get the motive, it’s always incredibly dissatisfying — because there’s nothing that could justify shooting a bunch of people, and that’s also true of killing anyone." - Alice Bolin LINKS:Buy Kyger's ON TIME here: http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100025950Buy Alice Bolin's DEAD GIRLS here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062657145/dead-girls/Follow Alice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alicebolin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorBuy Jared Stanley's EARS: http://nightboat.org/title/earsFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://w

Dream Rituals: constant food prep, daily baths, daily reading for 24 hours a day, daily taking walks at least 3 hours a day (slowly), effortlessly cleaning, making bookmarks for friends and family with their favorite people on them, stretching at least 30 minutes twice a day, taking a nap without guilt, etc. etc. etc. LINKS:My Seattle show: http://season.cz/exhibit/Buy Donald Hall's White Apples and the Taste of Stone: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/white-apples-and-the-taste-of-stone-donald-hall/1100303386?ean=9780618919994&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211455&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JvaBRDGARIsAFjqkkqODENGPBa2_C6tVcbDlDLgIncUF-hhsAjKyXUzxvT1RJr88stqHYwaAq7eEALw_wcBBuy Anne Boyer's new book here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=558Buy Daily Rituals by Mason Currey here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198763/daily-rituals-by-mason-currey/9780307273604/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instag

"I like no." -Anne Boyer"I like no." -Robyn O'Neil "History is full of people who just didn't." - Anne Boyer"Kill your rapists." -Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy A Handbook of Disappointed Fate by Anne Boyer: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=558Buy Garments Against Women: https://ahsahtapress.org/product/boyer-garments/Anne Boyer's Website: http://www.anneboyer.comAnne Boyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anne_boyerJason Prue: https://jasonpreu.comMy show here in LA at Steve Turner Gallery: http://steveturner.la/exhibition/through-line-drawing-weaving-by-18-artistsMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

I lied about the sunset. LINKS:Koko's poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=FVuNTiqHys0Adrienne Butler: https://www.adriennerbutler.comWon't You Be My Neighbor documentary trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhwktRDG_aQ

I wrote a whole awesome thing and then my computer broke down (meaning I lost it) so I don't feel like writing anything again. But basically, sorry I keep talking about other people's urine. LINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Almost Invisible here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/215194/almost-invisible-by-mark-strand/9780375712180/Upcoming show at Steve Turner: http://steveturner.la/exhibition/through-line-drawing-weaving-by-18-artistsMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

THE SHADE I WITNESS ON MY DUSK-TIME WALKS, WATCHING WINDOWS: shade made by a man's thumb on a remote control, open car door shade, garage door closing shade, a dog's tennis ball on grass shade, one crumpled napkin on a table shade, kid on the corner of a couch shade, Larry's shade.LINKS:Link to this poem in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/10/each-day-unexpected-salvation-john-cageLink to buy FLOAT: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532529/float-by-anne-carson/9781101946848/Link to Anne Carson's reading & performance at UCLA's The Hammer: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/10/anne-carson/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Is the world populated by children? Have you had any? If so, why? If not, why? Do you suck on adult bottles? Do I? Can't wait to read that essay on happiness. LINKS:Buy “Nobody’s Home” by Dubravka Ugresic (Essays) here: https://www.openletterbooks.org/products/nobodys-homePrevious Dubravka Ugresic episode: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mereadingstuff/episodes/2018-03-22T21_55_49-07_00Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Don't murder me, don't murder her. Don't murder him and don't be hateful to that group of humans. Also don't hunt. Plant something and call home. Don't throw up unless you're on chemo (or dealing with something similar), and enjoy your breezes. I am your friend, but I can't always be there. LINKS:Buy "short", edited by Alan Ziegler here: http://www.perseabooks.com/detail.php?bookID=109Learn more about Jamaica Kincaid (and how she hates happy endings) here: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/1997/09/jamaica-kincaid-hates-happy-endings/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"Hey, a computer took your place, Daddy." - Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream"Hey, I'm about to make a Buddha Bowl, Daddy." - Robyn O'Neil LINKS:Dusty Rhodes "Hard Time Blues" Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9py4aMK3aIUErratic Fire, Erratic Passion by Pasha Malla & Jeff Parker: http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/erratic-fire-erratic-passionMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Just wanted to say a proper goodbye since I don't know when exactly I'll be back. I'll do my best to return to boring you to death with questions about foodstuffs ASAP. I love you guys!LINKS:https://www.robynoneil.comMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en