Dana Wright has worked as an exotic dancer for the past fourteen years. In fall 2012 she participated in the RedUP memoir workshop. The two stories she reads here were published in the first issue of Pros(e), our literary journal. She read the stories at Red Umbrella Diaries on January 3, 2013.
Podcast editing and hosting by Josh Ryley. Podcast bumper music by The Mercy Studio Project. Live events are produced by the Red Umbrella Project.
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Dancer and performer Karl Marxxx tells a story about being an amateur dancer. The 77th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast features a story told during Josh Ryley’s guest hosted night on May 3, 2012.
Karl Marxxx is a Brooklyn-based performance artist, exhibitionist and sex blogger. He has performed on numerous art and festival stages including recent appearances at Dixon Place (NYC), the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), The Great Big International Drag King Extravaganza, Showgirls (Ptown), the Charm City Kitty Club (Baltimore) and CRACK (Washington, DC). Karl also blogs for the Big Shoe Diaries (www.colbykeller.com), an artsy-fartsy gay porn blog featuring nerd-porn icon, Colby Keller.
Podcast editing and hosting by Josh Ryley. Podcast bumper music by The Mercy Studio Project. Live events are produced by the Red Umbrella Project.
Four ways to listen – new episodes every other Wednesday
Dancer and performer Sweet Loraine tells a painful and brave story about being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and what it took to get the right support, find the right people to believe her, and be a survivor. The 76th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast features a story told during a night [...]
Special Event: hosted and curated by Bella Vendetta Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City Doors at 7 pm, event from 8-10 21 and up – FREE The days are finally getting warmer, so prepare yourself for May’s curated event! Join us for a night of storytelling from a [...]
The 75th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast features Aimee Herman reading about addiction and feeling at odds with the sex industry. She read this excerpt from the Red Umbrella Project’s literary journal, Pros(e) issue #1. Performance poet Aimee Herman was recently featured at the LGBT Fresh Fruit Festival. She sews limbs on words [...]
Special Event: hosted and curated by Josh Ryley Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City Doors at 7 pm, event from 8-10 21 and up – FREE Join us for a night of stories sharing lessons learned while working on the job! Aimee is a performance artist, sex ACTivist [...]
The 74th episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast features Josh Ryley telling a story about visiting a client who is a hoarder and a very needy submissive. He read this excerpt from a longer piece which was published in the Red Umbrella Project’s literary journal, Pros(e), issue #1. Josh Ryley is an escort living in New [...]
Ta-da! The return of the Red Umbrella Diaries! This time around, we’ve got a new host – Josh Ryley – and better audio recording quality (huzzah!) The 73rd episode of the Red Umbrella Diaries podcast features Anna Saini telling a story about a photographer she worked with in Detroit and their mutual messy relationship with the [...]
Special Event: hosted and curated by Anna Saini Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City Doors at 7 pm, event from 8-10 21 and up – FREE Join us for a night of stories REmixing, REviving and REclaiming mainstream media images of sex work Akynos is an international burlesque performer [...]
Hosted and Curated by Audacia Ray Happy Ending, 302 Broome Street between Forsyth and Eldridge, in New York City Doors at 7 pm, event from 8-10 21 and up – FREE Join us for a night of stories about romance (or not) and the sex business! Sailor has bartended, waited tables, worked as a freelance [...]
Dana Wright has worked as an exotic dancer for the past fourteen years. In fall 2012 she participated in the RedUP memoir workshop. The two stories she reads here were published in the first issue of Pros(e), our literary journal. She read the stories at Red Umbrella Diaries on January 3, 2013.
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