The World A week ago my last living grandparent died. Annie Atkins Clark was 98 years old, and up until just a few weeks ago, she’d been healthy, sharp, and full of life.
Judgement A wide-ranging conversation with writer/director Liz Garcia about writing, motherhood, filmmaking, expectations, patriarchy, the creative process, grief, and more.
Bonus! VPR Major Arcana In honor of VPR Tuesday and the final reunion of season 11, here is the Major Arcana as seen in Bravo's Vanderpump Rules.
The Moon An interview with Philip Ettinger about OCD, art, the creative mind, learning to trust the subconscious (even when it's out to get you).
The Star A conversation with the other Eliza Clark, celebrated author of Boy Parts and Penance, about the creative process, our younger writer selves, hierarchies of power, the banality of evil, and our strange nominal connection.
The Tower, Vanderpump Rules, Scandoval, Ariana Madix, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, Major Arcana The Tower A dissection of Vanderpump Rules's Scandoval as seen through a Tower lens.
Temperance Missi Pyle on moderation, box breaths, heartbreak, fertility, chinchillas, people pleasing, ADHD, meditation, stand-up comedy, and more.
Death If you ask my son what happens after you die, he’ll tell you confidently that you’re sucked up into a portal in the sky and then you come back down to earth as a baby.
The Hanged One A strike is, by definition, an exercise in sacrifice and collectivity. Let's talk about the 2023 WGA strike.
Wheel of Fortune Is change possible? Are we capable of growth? Are we the product of our upbringing, the miracle of our birth, the circumstances of our families, a collection of our petty or significant traumas?
The Hermit I was yearning for solitude, for some time to process and move through the terror and joy and grief of the past few years. And because my brain processes through creation, but my writer’s mind refused the call, I had to build something else.
Strength Raising children in a world that constantly reenforces the idea that strength is brutality, control, and power, is a Sisyphean task. Brutality is not leadership, control is an illusion, power can be taken away.
The Chariot Aging is a sloughing off of fucks given. Each birthday, I shed a new layer of fucks, until eventually, I’ll care only about joy, pleasure, and freedom.
The Lovers There’s an undefinable quality to love. It’s hard to put into words, because words build walls around feelings, words make something concrete, and love is a slippery amorphous ever-changing thing.
The Hierophant There were lots of things I liked about church — the singing, for one thing, and the pageantry (Catholicism is wild — you eat the literal body of Christ and wash it down with a sip of his literal blood).
The Emperor “The Emperor represents total power, the divine masculine, the cosmic father. He is authority and order, regulation and rationale. He reigns over systems of knowledge, discipline, strategy, and law. His rule is resolute, yet paternal. The Emperor relies upon structure and control to create security and stability. He protects and
The Empress I am a proud perfectionist and overachiever, and I plan to wow this woman with my dedication to thinness. I’m ready for whatever restrictive diet she throws my way. I’ve been dieting since I was eleven years old, I’ve got this.
The High Priestess “Stay still,” I hear myself say, “I’m looking for your witch’s mark.” “My what?” she asks, suddenly still, at attention, all five years of her have led to this moment and she is hanging on every word.
Justin Noble, The Magician, Marjor Arcana, Tarot The Magician “Oh my god, I have like the biggest crush on you.” This just comes out of my mouth before I have a second to think. Only after it’s hanging there in the air do I remember that one of my new years resolutions was to be more mysterious.
Featured The Fool To be an artist is to be a perpetual beginner. Each thing you make has its own logic, an entire language you must learn and navigate. When it’s done, you have to learn a new language all over again.
Welcome To Witch's Mark 0:00 /0:59 1× When I was pregnant with my first child, I bought and read exactly one book about parenting. The book was called Relax, It’s Just God: How and Why To Talk To Your Kids About Religion When You’re Not Religious, written by Wendy Thomas
