A new photograph:

"Before Moving On"

A new figure drawing and story:

"Among the Problems of Being Alice (Last Week in Manchester)"

Just being beautiful isn't enough, of course. She lays on the couch in the front room (not the one in the back room; that one has a different purpose), trying to look meaningful. But just like every time, she's forgotten how much the cushions swallow her body, so she ends up feeling dramatic and silly. Still, she gets better at this each time. It's not something anyone explained to her, really, but she's got her routine down. You get here, you settle in, you try and find something to talk about. Alice sort of knew one of the other girls who used to come here, and sometimes she thinks about bringing that up, but then Nidra went off to play in a bigger city, so maybe that's not a good conversation starter? So she drinks her bourbon, turns on her charm, and holds her pose. She smiles wryly to herself. Most people just don't appreciate the challenges of being a muse.

From elsewhere:

Ibai Acevedo

A new journal entry:

Thinking of venturing out into the bigger world.

andrewhersey.com is now (more or less) mobile friendly.
But please remember that art always looks better on a bigger screen.

From elsewhere:

Valérie Hadida

April's music playlist:

Notes are on the playlist page.

Another figure drawing and story:

"Squeaky and Clean; Jane at the Palm Leaf Motel"

She sings real good harmony but for some reason she can't ever quite find the melody. Me and Marina we got that sweet kind of soreness deep deep in our bones that comes from having just one sip too much bourbon one too many nights in a row. I'm in an imitation La-Z-Boy and she sleeps at my feet on cheap motel shag carpeting.

From elsewhere:

Mona Kuhn

A new journal entry:

Winter's cold. Hot tub's hot.

Eleven Appreciations from March