A map of people, projects, books, and ethics that inform my thinking:
- Ursula K. Le Guin’s essay The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction
- Shing Yin Khor and the concept of Keepsake Games
- Luke Krueger-Howard’s not-for-profit publishing model, GOES Books
- Christina Tran on how writing to whiteness is not writing true
- Fanny Howe on Bewilderment
- Mara Zepeda’s whole deal
- Beth Duckles on Permaculture Principles
- Ním Daghlian’s Theory of Conceptual Labor
- Lewis Hyde on gift economies, trickster mythology, and forgetting
- Annie Koyama and Koyama Press Provides
- Hélène Cixous on paradox
- adrienne maree brown on interdependence and pleasure
- The Wayward Retreat and the art of taking a long time
- Alberto Manguel’s role as a “lifelong reader and accidental writer”
- Lynda Barry’s playful fascination with process
- Pato Hebert’s blend of gentle inquisition, activism, and experimentation
- Ashon Crawley on the link between principles and performance
- Shay Mirk’s vibrant zine-making practice
- Brendan Schlagel’s experiments in blogging and creative economies