Vincent's Yellow

a[n] [auto]biography and a love story.

First draft, first steps

One hundred and twenty five years later, the signature Vincent scratched off on a letter to his brother is engraved into my skin. It was my 28th birthday, I had finished the first draft of my book, and when the tattoo artist asked “you want it exactly the same as he wrote it, no?” I […]

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Wed, September 11 2013 » Personal, Writing the Book » 2 Comments

Shapes Emerging

Dearest Reader, I have been working hard on my book these past months and have finally begun to put it together! By that I mean, I have a stack of 88 pages of my first draft! I’ve dreamed my whole life of writing a book, and now it is becoming real between my fingers. Right […]

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Thu, June 7 2012 » Personal, Research, Writing the Book » No Comments

Editing and Envisioning the Book

Readers, I have been working away at my book, chopping up all the prints of scans for my journal (removing margins and unnecessary material) and it’s been quite time consuming! I kept wanting to update here, but also feeling the pressure of time. Here’s a view of my desk when I was in the middle […]

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Thu, February 23 2012 » Personal, Research, Writing the Book » No Comments