THE ART OF CRISTY C. ROAD

3-20-13 HOLY MOLY ITS ALMOST APRIL 2013! Didnt think this would ever happen when I first had a talk about joining Sister Spit on April 2013. Its not that it looked far away (because time is a construct), it just looked like a faulty gas pipe would explode prior--- or something. Alas, Im ready to embark on a Queer literary and artistic journey with the ever legendary SISTER SPIT: THE NEXT GENERATION. This years tour will feature Michelle Tea, Ali Liebegott, Dave End, Texta Queen, Daniel Levesque, and myself. WOAH! Too many queer boners in one sentence? Its okay, the universe prefers it that way. Come out and listen to us read and perform from our latest projects, laugh a little, rage a little, gaze into your lovers eyes and cry a little...... Tour Dates are listed below! More info can be found at the RADAR PRODUCTIONS Website.

3-31 - San Francisco, CA - San Francisco Public Library at Koret Auditorium - 100 Larkin St.

4-1 Oakland, CA - Rock, Paper, Scissors Collective

4-2 - Pasadena, CA - Pasadena City College/Creveling Lounge- 1570 East Colorado Boulevard

4-3 Riverside, CA - UC Riverside - 900 University Avenue

4-6 Seattle, WA Richard Hugo House - 1634 11th Avenue

4-7 Portland, OR The Intercultural Firehouse at IFCC

4-8 Eugene, OR

4-9 Fresno, CA -The Voice Shop

4-10 Los Angeles, CA - Otis College of Art and Design - 9045 Lincoln Boulevard

4-11 Los Angeles, CA REDCAT Theater - 631 West 2nd Street

4-12 Long Beach, CA MADHAUS Gallery

4-14 New York, NY The New Museum

4-20 Albany, NY The Pride Center

4-16 Toronto, Canada Gladstone Hotel

4-20 Chicago, IL CIMMFEST at The Hideout

4-21 Bloomington, IN Rachel’s Cafe

2-14-13 OMG Its finally time for mini-tours galore! Coming up first is the LA ZINE FEST, where Ill finally be reunited with RACE RIOT! and the POC ZINE PROJECT, to present work (and rage) with some of my favorite QPOC zine writers, Osa Atoe, Mimi Thi Nguyen, Miriam Bastani, and Brooklyn's own Suzy-X. Reunited! It feels so good! On that same week and same region; Ill have art up at HOW MUCH ART CAN YOU TAKE? An exhibtion in Riverside, CA documenting art and punk from CA and beyond. Following this, Ill be presenting at FIVE COLLEGE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CONFERENCE at Hampshire College, along with a bunch of rad queer performers and educators, including (but not limited to) THE HEELS ON WHEELS ROADSHOW, the super rad NYC queer femme performance extravaganza.

Speaking of HEELS ON WHEELS, Ill be reading at the OPEN-TOE PEEP SHOW SALON, an amazing queer performance series put together by the fine folks at HEELS ON WHEELS. Ill be reading new stuff about current feelings (not middle school), alongside to the legendary Silas Howard, among many more! So come the F out!

Last, but certainly not least, Ill be reading at INTERNATIONAL WOMYN'S WEEK At Evergreen College, in Olympia, WA-- please check this web update for further details.

Theres a few more west coast events coming up; including yet another month-long tour with SISTER SPIT, the all-queer spoken word road-show, coming your way APRIL 2013. Ch-ch-ch-ch-check it all out!

LA ZINE FEST Presents BEYOND RACE RIOT: People of Color in zines from 1990s - Today
Sunday, February 17th
@The Ukranian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Join POC Zine Project members Mimi Thi Nguyen, Cristy C. Road, Osa Atoe, Mariam Bastani, Suzy X and POCZP founder Daniela Capistrano as they reunite after the 2012 Race Riot! Tour at L.A. Zine Fest. POCZP members will present a multimedia reading and discussion, as well as answer questions about their experience traveling to 14 cities and six universities on the Race Riot! tour, strategies for building community, and more. For more info on the LA Zine Fest, please visit http://lazinefest.com/

HOW MUCH ART CAN YOU TAKE? Punk Arts Exhibit
Saturday, February 23rd
@VLHS, Pomona, CA
Recognizing that there are many artists working in our midst, producing works that aren't just the music on the records we listen to every day, we've decided to come together and produce an art show. Held on the stained walls of Pomona's DIY space VLHS, we plan to bring together many local and some non-local painters, illustrators, zine-makers, photographers and other individuals enriching our scene with something other than the music we love. Featuring work by Cristy C. Road, Yumi Sakugawa, Mitch Clem, Art Fuentes and sooo much more!

FIVE COLLEGE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CONFERENCE
Friday, March 1st
@Hampshire College, Amherst MA
Ill be reading from Spit and Passion and hosting a DIY Publishing workshop as part of the larger event. The "Queer Conference" is a free, student-organized conference, and is known for tackling taboo and oft-ignored subjects. We aim to provide a safe and fun space for engaging and much-needed learning and sharing, with workshops, panels, and lectures. Our panels and workshops address crucial but often ignored topics surrounding sexuality and gender.

OPENTOE PEEPSHOW SALON #6
Sunday, March 3rd
@The Village at Guerje, 884 Pacific St. , Brooklyn, NY
Ill be reading all new stuff about feelings, accountability, depression, and feelings, along with Silas Howard, Merrie Cherry, and Lotus Eater Machine

INTERNATIONAL WOMYN'S WEEK
Thursday, March 7th
@Evergreen College, Olympia WA
As part of International Womens Week, Ill be reading from Spit and Passion and leading a discussion on gender, race, and the independent media.

SISTER SPIT TOUR
April 2013
@All over the US and Maybe Canada
SISTER SPIT Hits the Road again with queer literary, performance, and emotional madness--- The 2013 Van will feature Michelle Tea, Ali Liebegott, Cristy C. Road, Texta Queen, Daniel Levesque, and Dave End. For up to date info and details, please visit http://www.radarproductions.org

1-15-13 So far, 2013 has been totally awkward. And as your typical homo-witch with a background in Santeria; Ive chosen to look to the distant future for the assurance of some looming stability; and to reserve the present for raging with a blind fold on. To celebrate my humble embrace of catastrophe (and newness), I wanted to share these TAROT CARDS, from the deck Im working on with author, Michelle Tea.

First off, we have DEATH. DEATH is about honoring the future while commemorating (but rightfully, smashing) a past that did not work. A few good things to remember during times of transformation are spoken through my other two Tarot Card uploads-- THE 2 OF WANDS and THE 2 OF PENTACLES. Let me tell you something about 2's: theyre all about articulating balance and harmony. Compromise, duality, gay processing, merging of the minds, or debating how to co exist with your other (and your ether). So, as we hold on to our complicated goals, and we say farewell to the twisted and outdated---- Lets just hope for 2013 to come with a convenient instruction manual and maybe a complimentary basket of potpurri, and lube.

Furthermore--- Ive been going stir crazy, pacing up and down Brooklyn and Manhattan listening to the Priscilla Queen of The Desert soundtrack---therefore, its finally time for mini-tours galore! Coming up first is the LA ZINE FEST, where Ill finally be reunited with RACE RIOT! and the POC ZINE PROJECT, to present work (and rage) with some of my favorite QPOC zine writers, Osa Atoe, Mimi Thi Nguyen, Miriam Bastani, and Brooklyn's own Suzy-X. Reunited! It feels so good! On that same week and same region; Ill have art up at HOW MUCH ART CAN YOU TAKE? An exhibtion in Riverside, CA documenting art and punk from CA and beyond. Following this, Ill be presenting at FIVE COLLEGE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CONFERENCE at Hampshire College, along with a bunch of rad queer performers and educators, including (but not limited to) THE HEELS ON WHEELS ROADSHOW, the super rad NYC queer femme performance extravaganza.

Theres a few more west coast events coming up; including yet another month-long tour with SISTER SPIT, the all-queer spoken word road-show, coming your way APRIL 2013. Ch-ch-ch-ch-check it all out!

LA ZINE FEST Presents BEYOND RACE RIOT: People of Color in zines from 1990s - Today
Sunday, February 17th
@The Ukranian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA
Join POC Zine Project members Mimi Thi Nguyen, Cristy C. Road, Osa Atoe, Mariam Bastani, Suzy X and POCZP founder Daniela Capistrano as they reunite after the 2012 Race Riot! Tour at L.A. Zine Fest. POCZP members will present a multimedia reading and discussion, as well as answer questions about their experience traveling to 14 cities and six universities on the Race Riot! tour, strategies for building community, and more. For more info on the LA Zine Fest, please visit http://lazinefest.com/

HOW MUCH ART CAN YOU TAKE? Punk Arts Exhibit
Saturday, February 23rd
@VLHS, Pomona, CA
Recognizing that there are many artists working in our midst, producing works that aren't just the music on the records we listen to every day, we've decided to come together and produce an art show. Held on the stained walls of Pomona's DIY space VLHS, we plan to bring together many local and some non-local painters, illustrators, zine-makers, photographers and other individuals enriching our scene with something other than the music we love. Featuring work by Cristy C. Road, Yumi Sakugawa, Mitch Clem, Art Fuentes and sooo much more!

FIVE COLLEGE GENDER AND SEXUALITY CONFERENCE
Friday, March 1st
@Hampshire College, Amherst MA
Ill be reading from Spit and Passion and hosting a DIY Publishing workshop as part of the larger event. The "Queer Conference" is a free, student-organized conference, and is known for tackling taboo and oft-ignored subjects. We aim to provide a safe and fun space for engaging and much-needed learning and sharing, with workshops, panels, and lectures. Our panels and workshops address crucial but often ignored topics surrounding sexuality and gender.

SISTER SPIT TOUR
April 2013
@All over the US and Maybe Canada
SISTER SPIT Hits the Road again with queer literary, performance, and emotional madness--- The 2013 Van will feature Michelle Tea, Ali Liebegott, Cristy C. Road, Texta Queen, Daniel Levesque, and Dave End. For up to date info and details, please visit http://www.radarproductions.org

12-11-12 Its officially that time of year where everyone is either enjoying the warmth of their loving community, or cursing the government and crying; or both. And as my new lovechild SPIT AND PASSION settles into a state of existing, as oppose to being newly hatched; Ide like to conclude all the celebrating with a BOOK RELEASE PUNK SHOW featuring some of my favorite local Queer bands from NYC. The event will be Thursday December 13th at THE SPECTRUM, an independent queer performance and rehearsal space in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Join Host RED DURKIN and music by GLTR PNCH, GAY PANIC, GLITTERED AND MAULED, and GIRLCRUSH! Ill be reading from S&P and serenading you with Green Day songs as well. Check below for details!

Other than this, I would like to inform you that my cat, Miss Chippy, is officially a teenager and shes been really into opening doors and removing items from the insides of jars and drawers.

Anyhow, Please check out all the upcoming SPIT AND PASSION events in NYC and my birthtown of Miami FL; where I will sing Green Day songs and start a big melee' about systematic oppression and Catholic-style homophobia, all the while making room for a big tear jerk fest on what it means to be a queer Latina! See you on the darkside!

HEY QUEEN! PRESENTS SPIT AND PASSION RELEASE PUNK SHOW
Friday, December 13th, 2012
@The Spectrum, 59 Monstrose, Brooklyn NY
Join Host RED DURKIN for an evening of SPIT AND PASSION and GREEN DAY SING ALONGS and LIVE MUSIC by GLTR PNCH, GAY PANIC, and GLITTERED AND MAULED. $5 // 8PM // Proceeds will support Performers + The Spectrum. [The Spectrum is a space for queer and queer-friendly artists to rehearse, exhibit, and further the landscape of our community.] A dance party will follow! Books will be on sale! Come on down!

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT SWEAT RECORDS
Friday, December 28th, 2012
@Sweat Records, Miami, FL
A Spit and Passion book reading at Sweat Records in Miami FL, my hometown and homesetting of S&P! Deep dialogues will happen! Woah!

10-22-12 HOLY MOTHER OF GOTH JESUS ---- After 4 treacherous years of putting together my graphic interpretation of a queer punk Latino (accidental) "It gets Better" campaign; in order to shed light on the painfully unwarranted and sometimes demonized experience of staying in the closet;SPIT AND PASSION is finally OUT!! In a world where I learned queer visibility was vital to my mental health; I don't regret the time I spent in the closet trying to balance identity and my Cuban ethnicity. Since I've been out to all of little Havana, I began work on SPIT AND PASSION; a tale on transforming the closet into a sanctuary by way of self-acceptance and my crazy love for Green Day.

Just in time for Green Day's NEW ALBUM, halloween, the return of my pop-punk band THE HOMEWRECKERS, sensible vest and jacket combos, and the December 2012 Prophecy; SPIT AND PASSION is OUT NOW on Feminist Press! Please ORDER YOUR COPY, or ask your favorite local bookstore to carry it. Thanks to everyone who made this possible; and to everyone who held my hand (and head) through the mind-boggling journey of letting it all out on paper.

Also, please check out all the upcoming SPIT AND PASSION Events in NYC, Baltimore, Philly, and Miami! And dont forget to come out November 15th to Bluestockings Books for a SISTER SPIT Reading in support of the new Sister Spit Anthology! So much Spit, so little time!

SISTER SPIT ANTHOLOGY READING
Thursday, November 15th
@Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
Performances from The Upcoming Sister Spit Anthology.

SPIT AND PASSION LAUNCH AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
@ Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn NY
Spit and Passion launch event during FIRST FRIDAY.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT BLUESTOCKINGS
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
@Bluestockings Books, Manhattan, NY
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT RED EMMA'S
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
@Red Emmas, Baltimore, MD
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT WOODEN SHOE
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
@Wooden Shoe Books, Philadelphia, PA
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT SWEAT RECORDS
Friday, December 28th, 2012
@Sweat Records, Miami, FL
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

09-20-12 Its finally that time again where I get to wear 2 layers of sleeves, a sensible punk vest, and the most durable of foot wear. To celebrate, Im going on tour! THE POC ZINE PROJECT Presents RACE RIOT! A tour chronicling the voices of zine writers of color. Ill be participating alongside Osa Atoe (Musician, Author and creator of Shotgun Seamstress Zine), Daniela Capistrano (Project founder and Media Literacy Activist), Mimi Thi Nguyen (Professor, Author, Activist, and creator of Race Riot), Anna Vo (Activist, Writer, and founder of An Out Records), and Miriam Bastani (Writer, Musician, Activist, and MaximumRockNRoll Coordinator) ! This tour will speak volumes of unspoken histories that have been underground to our underground for way too long. Our tour dates are posted below, so please come check us out in your town! For More info and event details, please visit us HERE!

Sept. 24 - New York, NY
@538 Johnson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Sept. 25 - Philadelphia, PA
@THE WOODEN SHOE, 704 South St. Philadelphia, PA

Sept. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA
The Mr. Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

Sept. 27 - Athens, OH
DETAILS TBA

Sept. 28 - Detroit, MI
@The Trumbullplex, 4210 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48208

Sept. 29 - Ann Arbor, MI (TWO EVENTS IN ONE DAY!)
DAYTIME EVENT:
@University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum, 434 South State Street, Ann Arbor MI, 48109
EVENING EVENT:
@ The 3rd Deathstar 613 N Main St Ann Arbor

Sept. 30 - Chicago, IL
@Multikulti, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois

Oct. 1 -  Champaign, IL (TWO EVENTS IN ONE DAY)
DAYTIME EVENT:
@University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Unit One Allen Hall’s South Rec Room, 1005 W. Gregory Dr., MC-050, Urbana, IL 61801
EVENING EVENT:
@UCIMC (Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center), 202 S. Broadway Avenue Urbana, Illinois

Oct. 2 -  Bloomington, IN
@Boxcar Books & Community Center Inc, 408 E 6th St., Bloomington, Indiana

Oct. 3 -  Columbus, OH
@Skylab Gallery, 57 East Gay Street, 5th Floor, Columbus, Ohio

Oct. 4 - Pittsburgh, PA
@UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, 523 Alumni Hall, 4227 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, PA

Oct. 5 -  Washington, DC
@St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church, 1525 Newton Street NW, Washington DC

Oct. 6 -  Baltimore, MD
@Brickhaus, 2602 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218

Oct. 7 - New York, NY
@Death By Audio, 49 S. 2nd St @ Kent Ave, Brooklyn, New York

8-23-12 Can I just say that the universe (and its devoted few who prioritize the ethical well-being of humans and nature) are bound to destroy the degrading reality that is political warfare? Im not sure how, just yet, but images of a certain riot heralded by certain transgender people of color come to mind. I sware, this shit needs to stop. Because in the end, for every lefty politician challenging white male supremacy; there is 10 douchebags in congress claiming women's organs. So, in a world where one might become sick and tired of our lack of power in systems (that deserve some kind of revolution); we all deserve a cocktail and a tarot card reading, dont we?

Due to this, Im getting on top of my spiritual work and A. working full time on my TAROT CARD DECK; a collaboration with the incomparable MICHELLE TEA; B. practicing once a week with THE HOMEWRECKERS, my pop-punk band which finally has emerged from its sabbatical in the 7th dimension; and C. treating the rats and piegons like most humans treat squirrels and swans. Lets get real: those guys are the ones who are going to last forever; capitalist regime and a hole in the ozone, or not. THEY LIVE OFF GARBAGE.

Check out the ARTWORK for new images of THE QUEEN OF CUPS, THE KING OF CUPS, THE KING OF SWORDS, and THE MAGICIAN. All cards which chronicle different methods of emotional investment, self-preservation, and intuitive creation. I completed these at THE RADAR LAB (A Queer Writers retreat hosted by Radar Productions); so please check out the RADAR BLOG for glorious write-ups by Mizz Tea herself on all the wonderful creations this summer's Lab gave birth to.

On another note of spiritual connection; Im going on tour on September 24th with THE POC ZINE PROJECT! POC Zine Project are an amazing collective which aim to archive zines created by people of color. Ill be participating alongside Osa Atoe (Musician, Author and creator of Shotgun Seamstress Zine), Daniela Capistrano (Project founder and Media Literacy Activist), Mimi Thi Nguyen (Professor, Author, Activist, and creator of Race Riot), Anna Vo (Activist, Writer, and founder of An Out Records), and Miriam Bastani (Writer, Musician, Activist, and MaximumRockNRoll Coordinator) ! This tour will speak volumes of unspoken histories that have been underground to our underground for way too long.

Speaking of Queers of Color and upcoming events--- the amazing AUDRE LORDE PROJECT'S SAFE OUTSIDE THE SYSTEM will be hosting BEDSTUY PRIDE this weekend! Ill be tabling along with other neighborhood Queer/LGBTSTGNC projects, organizations, and artists. Check out their website, or stop by this Sunday!

Aside from all this woo; SPIT AND PASSION is due out any minute, like a claustrophobic baby! And by any minute, I mean November 1st, 2012. Things are happening, such as this rad interview with BITCH MEDIA; plus-- Ive got a shit-ton of events coming up in support of this in NYC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Miami and MORE! So please check out the following dates!

BEDSTUY PRIDE
August 26th, 2012
@Von King Park, Bedstuy, Brooklyn
Come out and celebrate all the queer culture that takes place every single day of your life in Bedstuy!

POC ZINE PROJECT TOUR: MEET ME AT THE RACE RIOT
September 24th - October 7th, 2012
@ Various Locations! For Details visit POC Zine Project
MEET ME AT THE RACE RIOT includes a roster of speakers, creators, writers, and visionaries who offer through their zines a chronology (and a partial history) of the creative productions of people of color. More Info TBA!

SISTER SPIT ANTHOLOGY READING
Thursday, November 15th
@Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
Performances from The Upcoming Sister Spit Anthology. More info TBA!

SPIT AND PASSION LAUNCH AT BROOKLYN MUSEUM
December 1st , 2012
@ Brooklyn Museum of Art
Spit and Passion launch event during FIRST FRIDAY. More info TBA!

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT BLUESTOCKINGS
December 3rd, 2012
@Bluestockings Books, Manhattan, NY
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT RED EMMA'S
December 5th, 2012
@Red Emmas, Baltimore, MD
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT WOODEN SHOE
December 6th, 2012
@Wooden Shoe Books, Philadelphia, PA
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

SPIT AND PASSION EVENT AT SWEAT RECORDS
December 28th, 2012
@Sweat Records, Miami, FL
This launch event will rule. More info TBA.

6-27-12 Apparently its not just me who feels as if we are in a constant countdown towards some magnificent change; heralded by either an emotional meltdown or the end of capitalism as we know it. Amidst the chaos, days seem less and less light, but the weight we carry from the heart-rending tragedies and the minor revolutions can only make us stronger and wiser. I try to turn off the news every now and then; but every brief documenting another queer hate crime only pushes me out of bed and into the street, or a jagged edge between creation and group therapy. Today felt claustrophobic, and I realized It was because I had to update this webpage.

In my attempt to redefine the fact that we dont really know if it gets better or not, I wrote SPIT AND PASSION, this graphic novel about staying in the closet and falling in love with Green Day. You read about it last month, but Ill repeat, that its due date is November 13th on Feminist Press. I edited a few of the EXCERPTS so please check them out now that they are grammatically proper.

In real-life news; I have art up at HOTEL 41, a new Equity Point Hostel in Times Square, Manhattan, right next door to the Newsies Musical! Over across the country in the SF Bay, Ill be participating in OCCUPY BAY AREA, a show documenting the Occupy Art that has brought the Bay Area Occupy Movement to life; being held at the YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

Im participating in other rad shit, such as The Calgary Anarchist Bookfair and C.L.I.T. Fest New Brunswick. Also, an NYC Date has been announced for readings from the upcoming Sister Spit Anthology this fall and Ill be there! Please stay tuned for more including a special visit from the pop-punk DRAGON.

CALGARY ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR
Saturday, July 7th
@TBA, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vendors, Workshops, Skillshares and More! Ill be reading and tabling. For more info visithttp://calgaryanarchistbookfair.blogspot.ca/

OCCUPY BAY AREA
Saturday, July 7th- October 14th
@Yerba Buena Center for The Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco, CA
In response to the significant output of art and documentation produced in support of the Occupy Movement in Oakland and San Francisco, YBCA has put together an exhibition of works that have proven to be particularly effective in supporting the goals and aspirations of the Movement.

C.L.I.T. FEST
Friday, July 13th 6pm
@ Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19 S. 2nd Ave., Highland Park, New Jersey
C.L.I.T. FEST is 3 day event combining music & education to both challenge patriarchal oppression & promote involvement in DIY. Ill be reading along with other writers and feminist punk bands. For more info visit http://clitfestnb.tumblr.com/

SISTER SPIT ANTHOLOGY READING
Thursday, November 15th
@Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
Performances from The Upcoming Sister Spit Anthology. More info TBA!

6-1-12 WOAH--- I basically just finished SPIT AND PASSION [my graphic novel about coming out, reinventing my perspective on culture and religion, and being obsessed with Green Day]. After a few months of editing madness and last minute gemini re-commitments; it will be out November 13, 2012 on THE FEMINIST PRESS. Feminist Press have released some amazing work, including (but certainly not limited to) new works by queer superstars Laurie Weeks and Justin Vivian Bond. Until then, you can feel free to PRE-ORDER SPIT AND PASSION on Amazon; or you can wait until November and ask your favorite local book store to carry your own special copy.

In the meantime, please enjoy the snippets of S&P which are currently featured on this webpage. I've added a few new ones, starting with THIS MONTAGE, which chronicles the cycle of discovering Green Day, transforming my closet into a sanctuary, and realizing Jesus Christ was being pulled on patriarchy's strings. Keep clicking until you get bored!

In other news, Im now back to my regularly scheduled lifestyle of being a freelance Illustrator. Please GET IN TOUCH with any illustration queries! New album covers, posters, and Tarot Cards from my collaborative deck with Michelle Tea will appear shortly, and perhaps a new layout for this ridiculous webpage, that I just so happen to make on Dreamweaver 2004.

Until then, please check out these upcoming events Ill be taking part in! On June 16th, Ill be spinning 80'S Latin Pop, Reggaetone, Salsa, and Merengue of all eras at AZUCAR!, a Queer Latino Dance Party in Brooklyn AND on June 24th Ill be spinning your favorite punk and ska classics at the QUEER PUNK PROM hosted by BROOKLYN TRANS-CORE .... WOAH! such rad shit happening in NYC! .....Im participating in other rad shit outside of NYC, such as The Calgary Anarchist Bookfair and C.L.I.T. Fest New Brunswick, so please check out all the info below! Then feel free to GO OUTSIDE, BEFORE THE INTERNET COMES TO GET YOU!

3-21-12 As I currently refuse to post new art from Spit and Passion (because I prefer to do things in sparse decorative bulks; as oppose to various half-assed doses)---- Ive commited to various rad events you should check out.

First off, the legendary ABC NO RIO is hosting a benefit for their ZINE LIBRARY this Friday, March 23; with presentations by Seth Tobocman and myself. Ill be reading from Spit and Passion; so please stop by to check out all the new drawings of Jesus Christ, Roseanne Barr, and Green Day.

Next month, please join me in Denver, CO and Amherst, MA. THE PIONEER VALLEY ZINE FEST is on April 27th, in Amherst, where Ill also be reading from Spit & Passion; along with other performers at the amazing bookstore collective, FOOD FOR THOUGHT BOOKS. The evening will be followed by a full day of tabling by wonderful zine writers and artists.

Its a sick sick world out there and while people are trying to either deconstruct our horrible economy; or live their life as usual--- the pigs are still out to get us and justice is still racist and classist. So get off that hammock, put on some shoes, and FUCK SHIT UP.

ABC NO RIO ZINE LIBRARY BENEFIT
Friday, March 23rd
@ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington Street New York, NY
Join Cristy C. Road & Seth Tobocman for an evening of of readings and slide shows and the undying quest to save ABC No Rio from the clutches of a shitty economy.

READING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Wednesday, April 11th
@ The University of Denver
Ill be reading and showing a slideshow to students at the University of Denver. Details to follow.

PIONEER VALLEY ZINE FEST Reading
Friday, April 27th
@Food For Thought Books, 106 North Pleasant St., Amherst, MA
Pioneer Valley Zine Fest is a three day event that strives to bring accessibility to DIY zine making as well as supporting radical independent publishing.

02-28-12 Im currently confined to my house/studio/cave, a cabinet full of mini saltines, and the last 60 pages of SPIT AND PASSION, my new graphic novel about coming of age (and coming out) as an unsuspecting butch tween with a deep love for Green Day. If I ever get out of this 1999 AOL PRESS STYLE WEB DESIGN K-HOLE, perhaps Ill upgrade my inter-life to a more bloggish format where I can casually upload drawings as they are created; and thus feel less claustrophobic with this whole graphic novel process (due to end May 12). Although, considering the ammount of time its taking me to update my bio and resume; we might as well focus on the more exciting things in life........ So please enjoy the NEW ART for Manic Recession, the forthcoming split 7" for my band THE HOMEWRECKERS and CITY MOUSE (awesome poppy soulful Latina-fronted punk from Los Angeles). The Homewreckers' instrument tracks are old as sin; but hey, life happens; and now these songs can finally exist to the rest of the world. Our spiritual hiatus has reached its toll, so hopefully you see us soon in a basement near you (or a full length).

In website-related news; check out THE CROADCORE PRINTS STORE, powered by the fine folks at P&L Printing. We've added about 25 new available prints, mostly from the Tarot Card Deck, and some old stuff too. Please feel free to write me for availability of any prints not listed!

In other news, please checkout the NEW ART I made for BUDNICK, a rad pop-punk band from Salt Lake, Utah who happen to have my all time favorite style of vocals. Ill also be contributing art to a Feminist Trading Card Set being put together by HOMOGROUND (A sick resource for queer music)...... And last but not least; remember to check out OCCUPRINT; and their amazing archive of posters from the Occupy Movement. They have big plans for the future and your support could provide schools and public spaces with miles and miles of educational art.

With all that said, Check out my upcoming events at THUNDER BAY PRIDE and THE CHICAGO ZINE FEST; all coming up next week! In Chicago, Ill be participating on a panel on Gender, Race, and Sexuality with amazing authors Mimi Thi Nguyen and Anne Elizabeth Moore and later reading from Spit and Passion.

Remember now- cry when you need to & smash the patriarchy.

THUNDER BAY PRIDE CENTRAL
Tuesday, March 6th
@Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Come out to PRIDE CENTRAL March 5th-9th, celebrating the LGBTQ Community in Thunder Bay Ontario. On Tuesday the 4th, Ill be reading from SPIT AND PASSION and hosting a workshop on accessing your identity through DIY Publishing and further building your career and/or creative identity through being your own boss. For more info visit http://pride.lusu.ca/

CHICAGO ZINE FEST
Friday, March 9th & Saturday, March 10th
@Columbia College - Chicago, IL
Ill be participating on a panel on Gender, Race, and Sexuality with amazing authors Mimi Thi Nguyen and Anne Elizabeth Moore. The following day, Ill be reading from Spit and Passion alongside other performers. For more info visit http://www.chicagozinefest.org/

READING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Wednesday, April 11th
@ The University of Denver
Ill be reading and showing a slideshow to students at the University of Denver. Details to follow.

01-11-12 It's 2012: the long-awaited year where I turn 30 and collective consciousness supposedly plagues the souls of humanity, in order to decolonize and reconstruct our poor earth. Whether or not the wealthy tend to the climate crisis, the national debt is overthrown, and humans realize the psychic danger of justifying oppression through sanctioned spirituality--- the elements will reign because Mother Earth; CEO of the land and soil; is fucking tired of imperialism--- especially in 2012.

For the first time ever, I have plans for the entire year which begin with finishing SPIT AND PASSION. Im SO PROUD to announce that Spit and Passion will be released on FEMINIST PRESS in the Fall of 2012. FEMINIST PRESS are a fierce landmark press who honor feminist thought, queer literature, and radical movement through the literary world. Still on my task list are designing a font of my handwriting to replace the current font tragedy, a front cover, and finishing the remaining 70-something pages of art. For now, Ive added TWO NEW EXCERPTS to the ZINE & BOOK INSIDES of the ARTWORK section, focusing on Green Day and gender identity.

Additionally, in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS section of the ARTWORK is my new painting entitled THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, which depicts the way we can find ourselves inside the organs of others in ways that are humbling, self-validating, and beyond lustful.

(Clearly its about being a big homo with feelings, who am I kidding?)

In other news, Ill be participating in this years QUORUM FORUM hosting a workshop on Mental Health and Activist Burnout (Details below). QUORUM (Queers Organizing for Radical Unity and Mobility) is hosting the 3-week long event of workshops, performances, and skill shares; so I created this POSTER. You can view it on the COMMISSIONS AND DONATIONS of the ARTWORK. For more info on Quorum, please visit quorumnyc.org

On the note of workshops and gender justice; ill also be participating BEYOND VISIBILITY: Illuminating and Aligning Femmes in NYC; a day-long event for queer folks on a self-identified femme/inine spectrum to come together, organize, educate, and celebrate. Ill be performing at the Literary Event alongside Kate Bornstein, Kirya Traber, Nath Ann Carrera, Trina Rose, and More! For details visit beyondvisibility.femme2012.com

So as I sit here and work in my seafoam cave in Brooklyn; please check out all my upcoming events in NYC, as well as future endeavors Chicago and Denver. PS. BELIEVE YOU CAN FLY.

BEYOND VISIBILITY: ILLUMINATING & ALIGNING FEMMES IN NEW YORK CITY LITERARY EVENT
Sunday, January 15th
@7PM Judson Memorial Church, Manhattan, NYC
BEYOND VISIBILITY is a full day of workshops and will be followed by a literary event featuring queer femme-identified performers Kate Bornstein, Trina Rose, Cristy Road, Kirya Traber, Nath Ann Carrera, Dondrie Burnham, Alejandro Rodriguez, & Erica Cardwell. For more info visit beyondvisibility.femme2012.com

ACTIVIST BURNOUT, SELF-CARE, AND SURVIVING IN THE RADICAL COMMUNUTY (A part of the QUORUM FORUM)
Friday, February 3rd
@TBA - Brooklyn, NY
Among the 3-weeks of workshops at the QUORUM FORUM, Ill be facilitating a workshop on Activist burnout and community/self sustainability. For more info visit quorumnyc.org

FUNNY FIERCE LATINAS: FIESTA DE AMOR
Thursday, February 9th
@TBA - Harlem, NY
Ill be joining Michele Carlo, Author of Fish Out of Agua, with other Latina writers. Performers TBA

CHICAGO ZINE FEST
Friday, March 9th
@TBA - Chicago, IL
Ill be reading and tabling alongside amazing Zinesters at the Chicago Zine Fest. Details TBA

READING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Wednesday, April 11th
@ The University of Denver
Ill be reading and showing a slideshow to students at the University of Denver. Details to follow.

11-11-11 What an exciting day to update the world wide web! Between numerology's quirky date and this sensible fall weather, my brain is organically reproducing seratonin in such a rapidfire way! To celebrate, Im taking part in MIXPLORATORIUM; a visual art and performance showcase running from Nov. 14-Dec. 3 at the legendary La Mama Galeria in Manhattan, NY. Presented by THE NYC MIX FILM FESTIVAL and THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION QUEER ARTS COLLECTIVE, the MIXPLORATORIUM explores a variety of art disciplines and will showcase a giant installation and performances by local queer artists Quito Ziegler, Heather Acs, Gabriel Defazio, Peter Cramer, Avory Agony, and myself, to name a few. Its our vision presented through a life size alter which pays homage to queers of the past, present, and FUTURE! Please check out details at at the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSFORMATION webpage.

Aside from this, I have a few other performances which are all listed below, at the end of this news brief, including a discussion and workshop with the legendary lower east side punk artist, FLY, as part of her PEOPS ART SHOW. Ill also be showing work at OCCUPIED: OCCUPY WALL ST. ART SHOW, a show featuring artwork inspired by, and from, artists working with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

In related news; Ive added new work for OCCUPY WALL ST., chronicling the power of the children. GO CHILDREN! This can be seen in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Additionally, ive added a few COMMISSIONS. First off is a REDHEADED PERSIAN for the queer nightlife extravaganza, HEY QUEEN! Second we have a KOMODO DRAGON for LOCH NESS RADIO, the garage punk band from Texas. Next is a drawing of OSHUN, the Orisha of love, maternity, and marriage in Cuban Santeria. The image was created for SPREAD MAGAZINE, the amazing NYC publication which focuses on the rights and experience of Sex Workers. Last but certainly not least, we have the new cover art for STAY SOLID: A RADICAL HANDBOOK FOR YOUTH; a rad book focusing on youth activism being released on AK PRESS.

With that said, please put on something mustard and celebrate this season which is still alien to Floridians like myself. HELLO- the trees are RED and ORANGE and that is mind-boggling.

OCCUPIED: ART INSPIRED BY THE OCCUPY WALL ST. MOVEMENT
Monday, November 14th- December 8th
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St., Manhattan, NY
Opening night will include performances, music, food, drink and discussion about Occupy Wall Street and the struggle for collective liberation.

MIX FILM FEST & DEPT. OF TRANSFORMATION PRESENT MIXPLORATORIUM
Wednesday November 16th - December 3rd
@La Mama Galeria, 6 East 1st Street, Manhattan, NY
The Department of Transformation and our collaborators, the MIX New York Experimental Queer Film Festival are bringing two weeks of visual and performing art at the La Mama Galleria. Featuring work by Cristy C. Road Quito Ziegler, Peter Cramer, Gabriel Defazio, Heather Acs and MORE! Open Studio Lab running from Nov. 16-22; Installation opening and performances run from Nov. 22-Dec 3.

COMIX, ZINES, ART & D.I.Y.
Saturday, November 19th at 2PM
@Lower East Side Girls Club, 56 East 1st ST., Manhattan, NY
FLY, Author and Artist of PEOPS is hosting a discussion on zines, art, writing, and DIY with Ayun Halliday, Sarah Quinter and Cristy Road. This is part of her PEOPS Art Exhibit!

TALK AT WESTCHESTER UNIVERSITY
Monday, December 5th
@Westchester University of Pennsylvania, 700 South High St, West Chester, PA
Ill be speaking about cultural identity, feminism, activism, and art.

10-17-11 Its been a month since the Occupy Wall St. movement has enlightened New York City (and the world), raising awareness of the indisputable reality that our economic system does not support humanity as we know it. My involvement in anti-capitalist movements has critically gone up and down; as a queer woman and as a Latina; who understands that financial stability does not grow on trees, and in this world, sometimes we have to comply to survive. However, the current torch that's been raised has enthralled me; despite the work it requires (eliminating racism and male dominance) SO, Ive started to work on a series of OCCUPY WALL ST. POSTERS. The first one features our enemy who we cant seem to live with, or without: the corporate monster. You can find it in the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS portion of the ARTWORK.

So its finally fall, and as nature's anti-depressant commences, Ive been working on my current labors of love, Spit and Passion, and the collaborative Tarot Card Deck with amazing queer pioneer, Michelle Tea. Ive added a few images from SPIT AND PASSION in the ZINE AND BOOK INSIDES section of the ARTWORK; as well as one new Tarot Card, for the 9 OF CUPS, to the PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS. Extravagance and pleasure, GO!

Last but not least; Ive completed a DINOSAUR for the WILLIE MAE ROCK CAMP FOR GIRLS, which was featured in its linear incarnation on this past summer's t-shirts. Willie Mae is our local chapter of THE GIRL'S ROCK CAMP, and has been empowering kids through music since 2004.

Aside from this, please check out my upcoming events, all happening in New York City; including two at my favorite activist Bookstore, BLUESTOCKINGS. Included are events with Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Michele Carlo, and Fly. Check out their work! Events are listed below. Now, remember to have a lovely casserole.

RUCKUS: LOVE CAKE
Friday, October 28th at 7PM
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen, Manhattan, NY
RUCKUS, a reading series showcasing the work of queer writers, artists, and performers of color, is celebrating the release of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, 2nd book of poetry, LOVE CAKE. Readings by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Cristy C. Road, and Kay Ulanday Barret, and Victor Tobar

READING WITH MICHELE CARLO
Tuesday, November 1st at 7PM
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen, Manhattan, NY
Ill be reading with MICHELE CARLO, Author of FISH OUT OF AGUA + MORE

D.I.Y. PANEL DISCUSSION
Saturday, November 19th at 2PM
@TBA Location, Manhattan, NY
FLY, Author and Artist of PEOPS is hosting a discussion on zines, art, writing, and DIY with Ayun Halliday, Sarah Quinter and Cristy Road

08-12-11 HALLELU! Im about to venture into the deepest depths of my soul on my all-time favorite passtime: sitting inside of a large vehicle (the greyhound) as it roves through mountainous terrain and exits the United States. So, I wanted to leave the internet with an update, and pretend that I will be better at updating in the future.

For now, please peruse the ARTWORK for images from the TAROT DECK I am working on with MICHELLE TEA; the fabulous author of Valencia, Rose of No Man's Land, and many more legendary novels. Ive added paintings for THE HIEROPHANT and THE EMPRESS; providing knowledge, justice, and earthly nourishment.

Also, please check out the all new PRINTS STORE. Ive joined forces with P&L PRINTING, a worker run and owned printer in Denver, CO. Now you can spend a reasonable ammount of cash (as oppose to too much) on my stuff. Good riddance, Office Max!

Sike, you'll always find me at Office Max.

Aside from this, please check out my upcoming events! Ill be taking part at QUEER BETWEEN THE COVERS: THE MONTREAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR this Saturday, in Montreal, Quebec. When I return, I have a few readings through NYC with lovely authors such as DAVE ROCHE and CHRISTINE REDFERN. Now, please go get yourself a milkshake and take it all in.

QUEER BETWEEN THE COVERS: MONTREAL'S ANNUAL QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR
Saturday, August 13th
@Centre St-Pierre, 1212 rue Panet, Montreal, QC, Canada
Montreal's Annual Queer Lit Bookfair; featuring zine and book tables. Ill be tabling along with other queer authors!

QTEAM PRESENTS A READING BY CRISTY C. ROAD
Saturday, August 13th
@Le Cagibi, 5490 St Laurent, Montreal, QC, Canada
Following the QUEER LIT BOOKFAIR, and before Big Freedia & The Equeerie Fundraiser; Ill be reading from SPIT & PASSION.

READING WITH DAVE ROCHE
Tuesday, August 16th
@Book Thug Nation, 100 North 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY
With Dave Roche & More TBA

FEMINIST PRESS READING & SLIDESHOW
Thursday, Septermber 29th
@Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St. Manhattan, NY
With Christine Redfern, Author of Who is Ana Mendieta?