Losing It

On the Acconci mentality, birthdays, overwhelm, and other abstractions

In the middle of a book tour (after relearning how mysteriously exhausting and energizing it is) I texted a friend of mine who performs for a living to ask how she could possibly do anything like this for months at a time.

Her response—

It’s a birthday party. Every day. You just gotta conserve energy. Take naps.

Coincidentally my birthday is also this week…