Big news! Dreams are back.
Dreams of Chaos, that is. See what I did there?
Dear fam,
I’m so very pumped to share some big news with you all: After a long hiatus, Dreams of Chaos are coming back! Some of you are new here and may not know what that means, so here’s a little background to get us all up to speed. 😊
When I first started writing the Chaos Palace it had three main sections:
This Week at the Chaos Palace wherein I’d relate an update on my own experiences with chaos, particularly through the prism of being a neurospicy queer mama to two chaotic little ones, with a dash of Jewish thought.
[Now Defunct] Chaotic Conversations, envisioned as a space to talk about complex stuff in the world.
Dreams of Chaos, a space for Q&As with artists, activists, and other professionals doing outside-the-box work.
Over time, the Chaos Palace both expanded and contracted; such is life, it invites us to fluctuate as the world shifts. I added two new sections: I Am Chaos is where I began to create long-form researched pieces about how I experience symptoms of ADHD, and Chaos in the Wild is about how chaos in the world seeps into our everyday lives.
As for Dreams if Chaos? I published a dozen or so of these over the course of 2023 and 2024, including conversations with:
Caitlin Cook about her one-woman bathroom-graffiti-based musical
Katherine Studley about being an advocate and accountant for sex workers
Dr. Andrew Kahn about how ADHD can be a strength
Em Chiappinelli about how expanding awareness is key to finding one-ness with the world
Patty Roache about the art of queering the opera
I believe with my whole heart in the power of personal narrative and perspective to change the world. That belief is at the heart of why I publish these Q&As. It’s what lends so much strength to some of my favorite Substacks, including (but not limited to)
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I’ve got some wonderful folks lined up for you this season: A comedian and storyteller who talks about race, American history and the bullshit of the BMI. A performance artist who is deconstructing (and reconstructing) what it means to dance and act. A musician who lives everywhere and breathes through her chaotic moments. An award-winning poet whose words transport readers. And so many more!
That’s all, really. I just wanted to give you a heads up that these will start landing in your inbox next week, and every two weeks after that.
Sending love,
Mikhal
P.S. Cookie says it best:
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