The One About Dangerous Pencils

Are you overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness? Feeling like everything is spiraling out of control around you? Art can help. And all you need is a pencil. As legend and artist, Laurie Anderson says, "Very dangerous art can be made with a pencil.""No Place for Self Pity, No Room for Fear" by Toni Morrisonhttps://www.thenation.com/article/archive/no-place-self-pity-no-room-fear/Watch me in this Behind the Scenes video talking about protest art, propaganda, and asking the question: what is dangerous art anyway?https://www.jumpinthestream.com/behind-the-streams-dangerous/This is an audio reading of the post "The one about dangerous pencils", originally published on November 8, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://www.jumpinthestream.com/the-one-about-dangerous-pencils/Support the showAbout Field of StreamsThis podcast provides audio readings of The Stream newsletter's main feature. The Stream is written by Janeen McCrae, and aims to provide a weekly dose of personal essays and creative inspirations that'll get you revved up to 'make the thing.' Dip a toe into the stream and sign up for my free ramblings here