Writing
Monochromatic Butterfly
Since I’ve dedicated this summer to being a full-time artist, my main creative outlet has been writing since I work my second novel daily and nearly everything I read somehow flavors that manuscript. Additionally, I finally found the time to reflect on my first two years of teaching at an Austin public school, which has been the most … Continue reading
Lost in the Days/Daze
I love the part of summer vacation where I start to lose track of the days. Thank God, I have a smart phone where I can input all the things that I’m going to do on a calendar! I made up my mind not to work, study nor change apartments over the summer; so now … Continue reading
Summer Vacation’s Here!
My last day at school was this past Thursday and despite sitting through a “never-ending” full faculty meeting (something which hardly ever happens, given the size of our faculty), I managed to complete my checkout process after the meeting by 10:30. And just to show that I cannot stop being a teacher “cold turkey,” I’d … Continue reading
Takes Two to Tango
Fire drill pranks…food fights…final exams. Yes, this school year’s coming to an end. I was so anxious to be over and done with this school year, that I took it upon myself to write the final exams for both the science subjects that I teach–much to the surprise of the other teachers since we were … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Dance Weekend
Last Saturday, I called my mother. As soon as she answered, I enthusiastically said, “Happy Mother’s Day!” She hesitated a moment before saying, “Today’s not Mother’s Day.” I happily responded, “I know. I just wanted to practice!” She laughed for a solid minute, which was a far more valuable gift than the one that showed … Continue reading
Jiu Jitsu Challenge
I did the predictable things during my spring break “staycation”: painting, writing, dancing (salsa and tango), dropping off press kits, organizing my files (electronic and tangible), and training capoeira. Yet, one of the most memorable parts of my time off was trying something I’d never done before: jiu jitsu. I’d heard of the “other” Brazilian … Continue reading
Spring Breaking as an Artist
Sheer relief overcame me on Friday at 4:15. That was the official start of spring break. Of course, we teachers aren’t supposed to leave until 4:30–looks bad if most of us beat the students out of the building! So the fact that I was there until 4:45, marking projects and entering grades wasn’t me trying … Continue reading
Seek and Ye Shall Find
Last weekend, I invested quite a bit of time and as little money as I could get away with to make 30 press kits. My goal was to visit different potential venues in order to set up a reading. Although I write a variety of things, I’m currently promoting myself as an erotic writer, mainly because … Continue reading
Internationally Read
Thanks to my friends living outside the States in such exotic-sounding places like Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, (Canada), and the Philippines, I have earned the introductory phrase, “internationally read author”. Not that I’m going to insist that people introduce me as “The internationally read author, Teresa Y. Roberson” at such informal events such as … Continue reading
Cupid’s Naughty Secrets
So tonight was a night of many firsts: my first reading of exclusively my own book excerpts, short story and poetry; my first book signing; and Esquina Tango’s first book reading. I entertained about 30 people with my make-you-blush writings in the cozy, warmly decorated red, yellow and black surroundings of the tango studio where … Continue reading