Me Reading Stuff

“Give the poor girl a piece of bread, or a piece of pie. One ton has 2000 pounds. My friend is kind to me; he gave me this new book. The sun, the moon, and the stars are in the sky. Did you hear the cry of the boy who fell in-to the brook? No, sir, I did not. Have you found man-y nuts? No, We have not an-y. The eyes of the hawk are sharp. Sam found a young dead bird on the ground. I will not buy a doll, and give it to Jane on her birth-day. The Son of God said, Suf-fer the lit-the children to come un-to me.” -Mary Ruefle “So what is this thing I am interested in? My daimon, the imagination, of course. I could give you a long list of things I am not even vaguely interested in, but many of them would insult you for I am sure you are interested in at least some of them.” - Mary Ruefle LINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle's On Imagination here: http://www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/on-imagination-mary-ruefleBuy ZYZZYVA here: https://www.zyzzyva.org/issue/volume-34-3-winter-2018/Follow David Drury's VERY short story page here

"....'acceptance’ is usually more a matter of fatigue than anything else.""...there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness.""...it is permissible to want."LINKS:Find out more about Al-Anon here: https://al-anon.orgThe "Promises" of Al-Anon: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+promises+of+al+anon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8Buy INFINITE JEST here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-foster-wallace/infinite-jest/9781619696181/Check out The Great Concavity podcast here: https://greatconcavity.podbean.comListen to my appearance on The Great Concavity: https://greatconcavity.podbean.com/e/episode-3-with-robyn-oneil/Anne Boyer's "At Least Two Types of People" here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mereadingstuff/episodes/2015-12-03T10_59_15-08_00Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enME READING STUFF shirts available here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-stand

"That is not it at all, That is not what I meant, at all." - Eliot LINKS:Buy The Waste Land and Other Poems here: https://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/The-Waste-Land-and-Other-Poems/9780156948777Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt and support The Trevor Project here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"My habits are simple, my tastes banal." - Nabokov"When we let our minds wander, we set our brains free. Our brains are most productive when there is no demand that they be reactive.” -Sherry Turkle"I wonder if I have enough Kleenex with lotion to get me through this sinus infection?" - MeLINKS:Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt and all proceeds go to The Trevor Project! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sBuy "Daily Rituals" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198763/daily-rituals-by-mason-currey/9780307273604/Read Anne Carson's "Shade" piece here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/10/each-day-unexpected-salvation-john-cageListen to her UCLA lecture here: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/10/anne-carson/Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313732/reclaiming-conversation-by-sherry-turkle/9780143109792/Info on my upcoming NYC show here: http://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibi

“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am not only for myself, what am I? And if not now – – when? -Hillel

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” - Virginia Woolf “I wish you secure banisters and poison-free aspirin.” - MeLINKS:Buy "The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis" here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312655396Buy "Complete Poems" by Vasko Popa here: https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/vasko-popa-complete-poems-1953-1987Buy my book "20 Years of Drawings" here: https://www.amazon.com/Robyn-ONeil-20-Years-Drawings/dp/0692896511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543699086&sr=8-1&keywords=Robyn+o%27neilFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enGet a ME READING STUFF t-shirt and support the vital LGBTQ organization The Trevor Project here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sListen to "I'm Going To Make A Cake" by Philip Glass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfpuHdyYAi8

My coffee already turned cold and I say thank you.My body can't handle much more and I say thank you.My stomach hurts and I say thank you.People I didn't expect to hear from reach out and I say thank you. I am uncomfortable and I say thank you. I will be with my 4-person family and nobody else for Thanksgiving for the first time maybe ever, and I am saying thank you. I will crochet on the plane and I am saying thank you with every stitch and every incorrect move.I will have an aisle seat and I say thank you. Even as every passenger's crotch passes my line of sight on their way to the bathroom, I will say thank you thank you thank you. I didn't want to see your crotch, but thank you. LINKS:Buy "The Winged Energy of Delight" by Robert Bly here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060575861/the-winged-energy-of-delight/Buy "Migration" by W.S. Merwin here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7BE438BB84-0D6E-4AB4-B564-0FDB6B4DB0C3%7DBuy a ME READING STUFF t-shirt or sweatshirt here: https://c

“Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs about us. Later, stories about us. Part of what we always did was have sex and fight about it and break each other’s hearts. I guess there’s other kinds of love too. Great friendships. Working together. But poetry and novels are lists of our devotions. We love the feel of making the marks as the feelings are rising and falling. Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You’re always home.” -Eileen Myles LINKS:Buy "I Must Be Living Twice" here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062389084/i-must-be-living-twice/Listen to Eileen Myles on Bookworm from KCRW here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062389084/i-must-be-living-twice/Buy a ME READING STUFF T-Shirt or Sweatshirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffSupport The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000zms3d419g3ezex4idbtuh7n4Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil Me on I

“Everything war and I can’t get enough of it - and still it almost drives me crazy.” - Georgia O’Keeffe “I like watching old men walk across streets. - MeLINKS:Buy “My Faraway One” here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300166309/my-faraway-oneBuy a ME READING STUFF t-shirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffMore on The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000zms3d419g3ezex4idbtuh7n4My favorite Youtube Channel “BeatleBabe”: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSyetOa-ut3483mU9GQfyQMy best friend Eric: https://twitter.com/ChopStarNationMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"Moonlight in the kitchen is a sign of God." - Anne Carson"The browning of tater tots in a barely-functioning oven is a sign of God." - Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt & support The Trevor Project!: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy Anne Carson's Glass, Irony & God here: https://www.ndbooks.com/author/anne-carson/#glass-irony-and-godBuy The Horse Has Six Legs here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/horse-has-six-legsBuy Claudia Rankine's Citizen here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenBuy Mary Ruefle's Most of It here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenBuy Melody Beattie's Codependent No More here: http://melodybeattie.com/books/codependent-no-stop-controlling-others-start-caring/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

We finally have ME READING STUFF shirts & sweatshirts now!!! And proceeds go to The Trevor Project! And they're VERY soft. Soft clothes are good. What else is good? Blankets. Pets with fur. Salads. Walks. Getting older. Rolling with it. Stretching. One day at a time. Sleepovers. Magazines. Crocheting. Going to sleep. Goodnight. LINKS:ME READING STUFF SHIRTS!!! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy "Music by Philip Glass" here: https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/MUSIC-PHILIP-GLASS-Harper-Row/526474547/bdMore on Christopher Knowles here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_KnowlesThe Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000d0qe9aog8d0vzdh7iaayab9pZum Laundry Stuff: https://www.indigowild.com/home-cleaning/zum-clean-laundry-soap.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

...and he chased me without end. LINKS:Buy "I Remember Nightfall" here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=8388607Support Malvern Books in Austin: http://malvernbooks.comThe Great Stephanie Goehring: https://twitter.com/eselgoehringMy show in Kalamazoo: https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Sorry about the blanket statement on Californians. When I get back to the middle of the country, I turn a bit hostile towards the kindness level on the coasts. I like people pleasant. Kill me.I met the sweetest woman named Sandy on a plane yesterday. She told me she lost her husband (to a heart attack), daughter (to an overdose), and granddaughter (to suicide). All in 2 years. She bought herself a beach cruiser bike in pink (because her daughter and granddaughter love pink) and she's going to ride it around her neighborhood every evening this Fall.LINKS:Buy "LIKE A NEW SUN: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry" here: http://www.phonememedia.org/like-a-new-sun/In Austin, head to Malvern Books: http://malvernbooks.comCheck out updates from Stephanie Goehring here: https://twitter.com/eselgoehring?lang=enMe in Kalamazoo: https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/visitingartists/archive/2018-19/oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"I am a bandit myself because I kill my brain." - Vaslav Nijinsky LINKS:Buy The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/48bdm7sz9780252073625.htmlFollow bansee_beats here: https://www.instagram.com/banshee_beats/or here: https://twitter.com/banshee_beatsFollow Dasi B studio here: https://www.instagram.com/dasibstudio/Follow Erica who told the story about her grandparents’ drivers licenses here: https://www.instagram.com/hairica_styles/or here: https://twitter.com/ericunnt

I see long stemmed roses, but only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. LINKS:Buy The Living Mountain here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/the-living-mountain-nan-shepherd/1014931494/2675516716974?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211671&gclid=CjwKCAjwzqPcBRAnEiwAzKRgS21MHZNQ3wX52PLVjnRQMpN5_6N7jwdLAOjI9ud4IsGgCc8GhyGl8RoC2ZsQAvD_BwECheck out Tyler Bright Hilton's work here: https://www.tylerbrighthilton.comHere's the afghan from Roseanne: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/31/16/4AB920C400000578-5565053-image-m-3_1522510597687.jpgCome to my reading this Sunday afternoon. Facebook info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/299473877522354/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Angry Showers.Me and the strangers in the bubble bath aisle. Angry Showers, Sad Baths.LINKS:Buy Harold Bloom’s "How to Read and Why” here: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Read-and-Why/Harold-Bloom/9780684859071LA, I’m ready MY OWN WRITING! BE THERE! Sept 2nd, 3pm: http://www.thepophop.comMichigan, let’s do this:https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Be good, be you. You be you, they be they.LINKS:Buy Pablo Neruda's The Yellow Heart here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B789172C5-292C-43C6-B03F-79F19678A5EF%7DFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"It's true, hope can cause pain." - Joanne Kyger"I one time met an Australian person online and I said something about liking chips and dips and they go 'Oh, I've heard that people eat dip. What is dip?'" -Me"Violence is not a mystery. Or if it is, the solution is so much bigger than just finding out who did it. Whenever there’s a mass shooting, people want to know why. We want to have a motive, and then when we get the motive, it’s always incredibly dissatisfying — because there’s nothing that could justify shooting a bunch of people, and that’s also true of killing anyone." - Alice Bolin LINKS:Buy Kyger's ON TIME here: http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100025950Buy Alice Bolin's DEAD GIRLS here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062657145/dead-girls/Follow Alice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alicebolin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorBuy Jared Stanley's EARS: http://nightboat.org/title/earsFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://w

Dream Rituals: constant food prep, daily baths, daily reading for 24 hours a day, daily taking walks at least 3 hours a day (slowly), effortlessly cleaning, making bookmarks for friends and family with their favorite people on them, stretching at least 30 minutes twice a day, taking a nap without guilt, etc. etc. etc. LINKS:My Seattle show: http://season.cz/exhibit/Buy Donald Hall's White Apples and the Taste of Stone: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/white-apples-and-the-taste-of-stone-donald-hall/1100303386?ean=9780618919994&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211455&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JvaBRDGARIsAFjqkkqODENGPBa2_C6tVcbDlDLgIncUF-hhsAjKyXUzxvT1RJr88stqHYwaAq7eEALw_wcBBuy Anne Boyer's new book here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=558Buy Daily Rituals by Mason Currey here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198763/daily-rituals-by-mason-currey/9780307273604/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instag

"I like no." -Anne Boyer"I like no." -Robyn O'Neil "History is full of people who just didn't." - Anne Boyer"Kill your rapists." -Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy A Handbook of Disappointed Fate by Anne Boyer: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=558Buy Garments Against Women: https://ahsahtapress.org/product/boyer-garments/Anne Boyer's Website: http://www.anneboyer.comAnne Boyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anne_boyerJason Prue: https://jasonpreu.comMy show here in LA at Steve Turner Gallery: http://steveturner.la/exhibition/through-line-drawing-weaving-by-18-artistsMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en