Danielle Coates-Connor·Jan 10, 2018Chunky Dyke and the ModelsIt was March of last year, and my friend Cameron Russell was bringing the Model Mafia to Infinite Growth’s Holistic Vision. Every…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 29, 2017StopCease. End. Finish. Terminate. Standstill. This is the commonly known definition of stop, and it was the definition I held at the beginning…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 24, 2017The PastThere is something in the past that is relevant context for knowing me today. It’s my intertwined experience of political consciousness…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 16, 2017The Story BreaksMy best writing is stream of consciousness in the first draft, and then revisions to help connect the story to something happening in the…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 13, 2017FlyingI set out this year to let go of everything I think to be true about what my work is. This is allowing me to distinguish between what is…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 11, 2017CemeteryA teenager whips around the corner in a big white truck and speeds down the road. I remember that feeling of oblivion, no concept of how…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 9, 2017TodayI was outside in the yard on a call with an amazing human. The sun was shining on me, warm and comforting. A dragonfly landed on my leg…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 8, 2017jaggedin every case i’ve lost a loved one, i regret the moments we spent at odds. in the reality of someone’s absence, it is painfully clear how…
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 7, 2017Present ConditionsLos Angeles and Ventura counties are ablaze, forcing evacuation of thousands so far. The New York Times says the winds are picking up.
Danielle Coates-Connor·Dec 6, 2017No FutureThis year memories of me at 15 flooded back. In 1995 we lost three young members of our family in a car accident. Sometimes it feels like…
