“Time? What is time?
We don’t have that around here,” she says.
But how then, I thought, can I compare yourself to me?
No number to make us seem similar,
no skin wrinkle, hair color, or light
amid your eyes.
The balance of unbalanced strings
lapping against bright plywood, yellow coated
and a screw too short. I’ve never felt this old before.
I’ve never felt this young inside the box
when I walk with an uneven bolo tie perfectly taut.
“Nail me down, I bet you can’t,” she says.

I’m reminded of the crisp new pages of my inexperienced youth, quickly turned
into crumpled corners, faded lines, ripped edges. I’m reminded
of the boundless possibilities that arise from a single plot. A plot
that has a rise and a fall, with an ending that comes too soon.

In seeking to understand how social media affects our lives, what kind of analysis is best? We are in the midst of collective action dedicated to forensically examining the behavior of corporate and state concerns as they impact the social media sphere. We are also in the midst of individually establishing thoughtful practices around how to consume social media services.

By now, our new reality is starting to settle in. We’re all coming to terms with the fact that COVID-19 will significantly disrupt our lives for the foreseeable future. Life will likely look much different on the other side of this global pandemic. For creative entrepreneurs, many of us see this crisis as a double-edged sword. While creative businesses can’t operate the same way in this world as we used to, we identify with the term creative for a reason. We were made for this.

While WAM is now open to the general public, our staff and partnering artists continue to develop programming to engage audiences and build community online. WAM events, programs, workshops, and tours will mostly be online until further notice.