#LensFlare “like am I on another planet? tripping my face off? did I die? bc yooooo” — from a text message to one of my oldest friends // photo of the Full Buck Moon from Casita Ixchel, Abiquiu / El Rito, NM, 13 July 2022 Notes on the writing of…

[Field Notes, 2022 - Pt 2] — “Scar formation is a natural process that results from replacement tissue being somewhat structurally and functionally different than the original tissue that was injured. Produced by fibroblasts, scar tissue is predominantly composed of fibrous connective tissue made of collagen and is typically thicker, denser, and paler than surrounding tissues. …

Editor’s note: It’s with great excitement, as we near the long-awaited release of the HOAX box set that we share with you this intimate exchange with project creator Joey De Jesus as part of our long-running [re:con]versations series. This archival dialogue also appears in the back-matter of the HOAX book…

[autonomous mechanics cohort Year-Book Field Notes 22, first entry] — over the months of 2022 as part of the OS / LL autonomous mechanics experiment, I’ll be posting unedited / unscripted Field Notes reflecting on my practice and process, thinking and making. I see this as the leaving of a “mark,” a trace, a sort of “mark-making.” …

Introducing the Creative Practitioners Engaging in this Inaugural Experiment of the OS & LL Ecosystem — Last week I publicly announced a new project, the “Year-Book” Committee, which for the duration of 2022 will collectively enact the newest OS / LL experiment in collective autonomous infrastructure and documentation. It’s been in the works since mid 2021, and I’m really thrilled that the folks pictured in the…

About the Inaugural OS & Liminal Lab Autonomous Mechanics Radical Field Practice Cohort — WHAT IS IT? A NEW EXPERIMENT in DECENTRALIZED COLLECTIVE AUTONOMY from THE OPERATING SYSTEM & LIMINAL LAB I’m super excited to share this new project which brings together creative agents from The Operating System and Liminal Lab’s wide-ranging network — participants and facilitators from our workshops, authors and artists, collaborators…

An end of year / #GivingTuesday community call for support — Dear Friends and Community Members — and those who may become either of these, you are welcome here! There are big and exciting things happening at the OS and Liminal Lab — more than ever in our 10 year history is this a moment where our commitment to radical system…

[This Field Notes entry is an errant nonlinear forerunner, cart before proverbial horse, doing what Field Notes do without explanation. Is it needed? The “introduction” to what’s happening here — a collective exercise, in fact — will follow. When exactly remains to be seen. — EM] “Years ago I tried…

a response to Arthur C. Brooks, “A Profession is Not a Personality” — It first came up on my FB feed — fellow disability advocates were reposting this article, “A Profession is Not a Personality,” from Arthur C. Brooks in the Atlantic. And in that light, I was ready to be on board here: the original poster and commenters were reflecting on the…