Clothing is still a way for me to communicate to the world how I feel and who I am, but now that I have learned to make most of it it myself — everything from bras to jeans — clothing also makes me feel empowered. I might be having a shitty day that makes me feel inferior and daft, but at least I look amazing in this handmade dress! Hilton Al’s White Girls might have been so far over my head that I barely made it through a hundred pages, but hey, I know how to make shoes! The zombie apocalypse may be looming ominously in our future, but guess what — I’ll be able to knit all of us chunky sweaters to keep us warm in the darkest of winters!
Think about it. Because of something that you write or say, you could change the course of someone’s day. That’s real power. It’s beautiful.
Happiness isn’t synonymous with Good Art, but I’ve done my time watching lesbians fling themselves off of buildings. Sometimes I just want to laugh, you know?
