I'm not here to make friends*

*unless

Welcome to the Sunday post.

The next FRONT SEAT OFFICE HOUR on Zoom is scheduled for Friday, September 29th at 1pm PST. Paid subscribers are welcome to RSVP to wendycortiz at substack dot com to attend. First 5 minutes are a hi hello, next 5 are AMA, and the remaining time is to co-work, cameras on or off.

New feature coming soon: SHIT TALKIN’. Picture two people sitting on the open tailgate of the El Camino. For the next thirty minutes they are going to shit talk on a previously agreed upon topic and see where it takes them. This will be live over Zoom, open to all. If you’re interested in shit talkin’, email me.

The first EXIT INTERVIEW is coming this month. Because we are human, things could change. But look for it.

I went to see Sam Smith on Friday night. This is from the merch table.

I’m plotting a potential conversation for a zoom audience about having friendships with other artists. I asked someone I consider one of my best friends if she’d be down for it if I got it together and came up with a plan. I’ve been thinking lately about what makes it possible for artists to maintain friendships with one another for lots of reasons. I like reading about these friendships. I’ve been in and am in these friendships. I’ve had a handful of these that have either soured, been destroyed, bridges burned, or just quietly ghosted. Most of that handful were friendships formed in the three years my three books were published.