Tag: Slow Impact
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3rd Year Anniversary
I’ve got a tradition going! On International Women’s Day, I’m reminded that another year has passed since I launched the archive in 2022. And, like last year, I get to reflect on my experience at the Slow Impact long weekend in Tempe, Arizona, which was extra special since my good friend (and former housemate), Rhianon…
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Love & Friendship
In anticipation of Slow Impact 2025 in Tempe, Arizona I’ve been preparing some excerpts from my book to read as a kind of “sneak peak.” If you’re at the event, skater / author Kyle Beachy has arranged an evening called “Anything At All” at 8pm on February 22nd at Cowtown skateshop. It should be a…
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Happy New Year 2025
Happy New Year! It’s 2025 and I couldn’t be more excited. 2024 was a bit of a rollercoaster, at least health-wise but it certainly ended on a high note. Plus, the sun came out briefly yesterday, so I went to the skatepark (rescued a bunch of worms in puddles) and found a small patch of…
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2nd Year Anniversary
Happy International Women’s Day! Two years ago today, I launched the website and Instagram account, and it’s been another awesome year. I have to say the highlight as of late was going to the Slow Impact festival / conference in Tempe, AZ as well as securing a book deal with ECW Press as mentioned in…
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Slow Impact 2024
In just over a week, I’ll be flying down to Arizona to be part of the Slow Impact skateboard festival conference event in Tempe, February 16-19! I’ve got a lightning talk for your enjoyment called, “Female and Non-Binary Skateboarding Zines of the 1980s and 1990s: a skater librarian’s methodical f**k you to archival silence.” Decided…
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