Emily Wright

Emily Wright

Two years!

I am in the absolute throes of book finishing right now. I hope you are patient enough (and that this blog and my site have been compelling enough) to wait and see the transformation I have planned for the whole…

Last night’s gig

I played a benefit last night. These are my driving shoes. I got to sit next to these orchids, which I thought were the most beautiful thing! This art was donated for the event. They’ll never know. Practice hours played,…

working on the book

Aah, zee cello. Look how relaxed and peaceful she is when playing zuh second finger wis good techniques. Zut alors! It is ‘orrible, zis shape! Yes, I am actually going to put that second one in the book. 🙂 photos…

this is the best I can draw.

I had quite a day on Monday. Here are the highlights! Creme de la Crepe cafe in Redondo is my favorite for light French fare. This is a cremeux espresso: double shot with fresh whipped cream. Les serveuses there are…

Ché settimana!

It’s been a crazy week. I was lucky that I could count on Lucy to fill in for me, there. I have 3 days until the book editing party, and I still have to take a bunch more pictures and…

in lieu of 6,000 words

What my life looks like these days when I’m not teaching: exhibit A: Obscene amounts of writing, re-writing, and other syntactical manglings. exhibit B: The artist finds inspiration. exhibit C: Inspiration is fleeting. What is everyone else up to? Must…

knowing the signs

Does this sound like you or anyone you know? Calloused hands, a closet full of full skirts and/or ‘comfy’ black pants, referring to people in strange code languages (“I was just thinking about GGP” “I can’t believe how long it’s…