October 2009 – Courtney Gillette

the resurrection of the good queer party

This summer I experienced something of a nightlife renaissance, clocking in more last-ones-at-the-bar/take-a-car-service-home-at-4AM kind of nights than when I was a fake-ID toting nineteen year old who thought Gloss Thursdays @ Meow Mix was the best party ever (it was). After what I feel like has been a long dry spell of parties with good,Continue reading “the resurrection of the good queer party”

interview

the above is totally a) my living room b) my friend mal and c) me. please insert any and all self-conscious remarks about appearing in a vlog here. blogging and writing are one thing, but it was whole new territory to conduct an interview on video in my living room. always up for an adventure,Continue reading “interview”

SuperMachine Poetry Reading

This Friday, October 9th, at 8PM I’ll be taking a much needed break from the land of manuscripts and flashcards to read poetry as part of No, Dear magazine’s Best Of gathering, which is being hosted by SuperMachine at Outpost in Brooklyn. The above is an illustrated submission form for Super Machine Poetry. Like NoContinue reading “SuperMachine Poetry Reading”

But The Truth Is That I’ve Been Awesome

I haven’t yet seen the film adaptation of Sapphire’s novel Push, but based on this interview in New York mag this week, Gabby Sidibe is my new favorite actress.