If you’re visiting this site, you probably follow my antics on Twitter or Facebook, otherwise how would you know that my site even existed? I’d love to discuss that, but now isn’t the time to determine the answer to the philosophical question, “If Barbie has a website which no one visits and it crashes….will anyone hear it or care?” Nope, now is the time to discuss the ku klux klan, the Coup Clutz Clowns & what happens when hatred meets humor.
My undying appreciation to everyone who supported my recent show at Tressa’s in Asheville, NC. Who could forsee the possibility of a poetry event packing a bar on a Saturday night? With a $2 cover at the door, we raised $132 for Grateful Steps Publishing.
If you are unfamiliar with this Asheville publishing house, please visit their site. They are amazing, phenomenal, wonderful….did I mention that they are also publishing my book? If I didn’t, then I really should have.
My book of children’s poetry and illustrations is due to be released in the spring. If you’d like to see the progress we’ve made, please keep watching my “Issuu” site. Pre-sales will also be available soon on a products page that will be added to barbieangell.com. In fact, there will be several new additions to my website soon, thanks to the amazing and talented people at TopFloorStudio.
A great many of these changes are happening because as of March 14th, I will be a full-time writer. This new title is merely coinciding with my successful show and forthcoming book, not a result of these things. It is entirely possible that I will be serving fries at a fast food restaurant in the next few months….and I’m okay with that too. However, since I have found myself in this situation, I’m going to do the best I can to achieve my goals.
And so I leave you with a video from my recent gig. These two pieces were dedicated to Steve Martin.
The first is called “Thank You” and the second is titled “I love you like a leading lady loves Steve Martin.”
You may or may not have heard yet, but I have a book due out this spring. Grateful Steps Publishing in Asheville, NC contacted me a few months ago about my poetry. Since then we’ve been working diligently on producing my first book of children’s poetry & illustrations. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since I can’t write each of you a poem for Christmas, I thought I’d share some of the pieces I’ve written for other people this year….I hope it’s not too cheap a gift, but I am a struggling writer after all. : )
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, or have ever met me in real life, then you know how much I adore Greg & Ashley Garrison, the owners of Hop Ice Cream & The Hop West in Asheville, NC. When I started drawing illustrations for my upcoming children’s book, I was inspired to do something for them as well. If this doesn’t entice you to go visit Hop Ice Cream for yourself, then I haven’t done them justice.
