Dustin Hill

@Dustin_Hill

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I'm here because I love art in all of its forms and, I believe in supporting the artists who create the art that enhances and enriches my time as a corporeal being of consciousness.

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North Carolina, USA

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Live Through This: Alissa Orber
September 30, 2015 21:54:29
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Live Through This: Alissa Orber

Alissa Orber is a comedian in Los Angeles. She was 28 when I interviewed her in Brooklyn, NY, on March 10, 2014.


Here's a snippet from her interview:


Des: Do you address this kind of subject matter in your comedy?


Alissa: I don't, really. The thing is, sometimes it depends on the crowd. A lot of people get super uncomfortable when you talk about it... I feel like this is something that we have to deal with, [but] people don't really react favorably to it, so I don't address it that much. I do address my feelings of inadequacy in comedy. Basically, my comedy is me getting up there and talking about how awful I am, and hoping that people laugh at it, and it seems to have been going over pretty well so far.


Des: Does it make you feel better?


Alissa: Yeah!


Des: Tell me more about comedians and depression, or alcoholism, or suicide.


Alissa: Well, comedy... A sense of humor, in itself, is a defense mechanism. My defense mechanism is just more palatable than [some] other people's. It's something you can make money off of, honestly. I think, with a defense mechanism like that, I got it from feeling neglected as a child, being bullied. It's a defense mechanism that people who've not had it so well usually develop, and therefore they're already prone to depression. I think that's really a big part of it.


Also, I think you have to be smart to be funny, and people who are smart are usually miserable. I just read somewhere that people with higher IQs are generally pretty miserable. I get it. When you know what's going on, it's kind of depressing.


Luckily, I never developed any real addictions to anything, but that is common in comedy, as well—alcoholism, drug use. There's just that need to disconnect from how depressed you are.



You can read the rest of her story over on the website.

Dese'Rae L. Stage

September 30, 2015 21:54:29

A Freebie!
September 29, 2015 20:33:46
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September 29, 2015 20:33:46

Live Through This: Cecelia Markow
September 1, 2015 03:17:26
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Live Through This: Cecelia Markow

Cecilia Markow is a 19 year old musician and student from Austin, TX. I interviewed her in November 2013.


Once my internet connection gets fixed, her story will live at http://livethroughthis.org/cecelia-markow


In the meantime, you can see some of it on film (courtesy of the Mental Health Channel) here: http://mentalhealthchannel.tv/episode/live-through-this



If you’re feeling suicidal, please talk to somebody. You can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. 


Thanks again to Whitney Rakich for transcribing Cissy's interview.

Dese'Rae L. Stage

September 1, 2015 03:17:26

Live Through This: David Pajo
August 19, 2015 20:24:27
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Live Through This: David Pajo

David Pajo is a New Jersey-based musician known for his work with bands like SlintYeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol. He was 46 when I interviewed him in New York City on March 11, 2015.


Read his story on the website at http://livethroughthis.org/david-pajo/

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August 19, 2015 20:24:27

Live Through This: Lyndee McKinley
September 29, 2015 18:15:47
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Live Through This: Lyndee McKinley

Lyndee McKinley is a foster parent and owner of a catering company. She was 23 when I interviewed her in Austin, TX, on November 26, 2013.


You can read her story on the website here.

Dese'Rae L. Stage

September 29, 2015 18:15:47

THE LONG AWAITED VIDEO BLOG!
August 19, 2015 21:04:19
Patreon Video Blog #1: THE ROUGHEST CUT EVER
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GyRMaQQ5k&feature=youtu.be
Uploaded by Dese'Rae L. Stage on 2015-08-19.
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August 19, 2015 21:04:19

Some questions for you guys:
August 19, 2015 20:30:10
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August 19, 2015 20:30:10

Live Through This: Deanna Echanique
August 26, 2014 20:11:17
Deanna Echanique
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/deanna-echanique/
I was bullied a lot in middle school. The girls on the bus were the primary bullies, but also the boys in my school, 'cause I had developed really early so I had full breasts and I was 5'8". E...
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Live Through This: Deanna Echanique

Deanna Echanique is an artist and a former high school classmate of mine. She was 29 when I interviewed her in Washington, D.C., on 6/22/13.

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August 26, 2014 20:11:17

Live Through This: Kate Peoples
May 20, 2015 19:52:46
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Live Through This: Kate Peoples

Kate Peoples is a student and eating disorder awareness advocate in Austin, TX. She was 23 when I interviewed her on November 26, 2013. Read her story at http://livethroughthis.org/kate-peoples/

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May 20, 2015 19:52:46

Live Through This: Zack Fraser
October 1, 2014 18:24:59
Zack Fraser
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/zack-fraser/
TRIGGER WARNING: childhood sexual abuse, self-injury, suicide attempt methods My mother died when I was very young, four-ish. A couple years thereafter, my male parental unit decided that I was goi...
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Live Through This: Zack Fraser

Zack Fraser is an epidemiologist and infectious disease researcher in Manchester, CT. He is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and 40 years of self-injurious behavior. He was 55 when I interviewed him in Boston on April 5, 2014. His was one of the more difficult interviews I've done so far. Read his whole story on the LTT website.

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October 1, 2014 18:24:59

Live Through This: Suzanne Miller
September 12, 2014 02:40:16
Suzanne Miller
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/suzanne-miller/
Suzanne Miller is a writer who funds who work with part-time jobs as an assistant biology journal editor and paraprofessional for children with special needs in Raleigh, NC. She was 35 when I inter...
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Live Through This: Suzanne Miller

Suzanne Miller is a writer who supports her work with part-time jobs as an assistant biology journal editor and paraprofessional for children with special needs in Raleigh, NC. She was 35 when I interviewed her on August 18, 2013. Read Suzanne's story on the site.

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September 12, 2014 02:40:16

Live Through This: Carlton Davis
September 8, 2014 14:47:01
Carlton Davis
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/carlton-davis/
I can't quite believe I've lived this long, to be honest with you. I didn't think I was gonna make it past 30, or after that, maybe 40. It's a miracle that I'm still here. It really is.
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Live Through This: Carlton Davis

Carlton Davis is an artist and writer (formerly an architect) in Los Angeles, CA. He was 69 when I interviewed him on April 13, 2014, giving him the distinction of being the oldest participant in LTT to date. He is featured in Of Two Minds, a documentary by award-winning filmmakers Doug Blush and Lisa Klein (who are currently hard at work on The S Word, a documentary on suicide). Thanks go out to my wonderful friends Sarah Steck and Eric Monacelli for allowing me to use their home for interviews, and to Kiera and Josh of Jakfoto Films (http://jakfoto.com) for donating their time and resources to filming said interviews.

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September 8, 2014 14:47:01

Live Through This: Michael Alig
September 11, 2014 17:28:54
Michael Alig
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/michael-alig/
TRIGGER WARNING: Drug use, addiction, suicide attempts, discussion of methods My name is Michael Alig. I'm 48 and I don't really do anything right now. I used to do things. At one point, I helped s...
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Live Through This: Michael Alig

"My name is Michael Alig. I’m 48 and I don’t really do anything right now. I used to do things. At one point, I helped spearhead this youth movement called the Club Kids that gained notoriety in the 80’s and 90’s. Then I committed an awful crime and went to prison, and now I’m home. I’ve only been home for a week, so I don’t have a job yet..." Read more of Michael's story on the website.

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September 11, 2014 17:28:54

Live Through This: Keris Myrick
September 9, 2014 23:34:04
Keris Myrick
livethroughthis.org
http://livethroughthis.org/keris-myrick/
I'm an Army brat. My dad was in the military. I was born overseas and we traveled. Every three years, we lived someplace different. We lived overseas a couple of times and then various places in th...
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Live Through This: Keris Myrick

Keris Myrick is the CEO of a peer-run organization and president of the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) National Board of Directors. She was featured in the New York Times for her strategy of using a busy schedule to combat the schizoaffective and obsessive-compulsive disorders she lives with. She was 52 or 53 (she says she stopped counting at 50) when I interviewed her in Los Angeles, CA, on April 11, 2014. Click the link to read her story.

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September 9, 2014 23:34:04

new statesman is official! & HELP with a quick one
May 12, 2015 19:38:32
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer to guest-edit the New Statesman
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http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/05/neil-gaiman-and-amanda-palmer-guest-edit-new-statesman
Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman will guest edit an issue of the New Statesman on 28 May, with the theme of "saying the unsayable". The guest-edit will be accompanied by an event at the Hackney Empire...
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new statesman is official! & HELP with a quick one

okay, you can all stop keeping our secret. new statesman co-edit is official. we're still waiting for pieces and interviews from lorde, angelina jolie, and lenny henry...and the issue looks so so AMAZING. wait til you see the art..... QUESTION: we have about a WEEK left to add any extra writing for the "vox populi" section in which writers/artists/politicos/folks from all walks of life weigh in for 100-200 words on the issues theme ("saying the unsayable"). so far we've got nick cave, stephen fry, suki kim, a bunch of people with great opinions....if you could see ANYONE write on this topic, who would you want to see? HIT ME IN THE COMMENTS. my bran is pretty dried out. AND the second london show (june 9th) is almost SOLD OUT, wheeeeeee, and the only show that really needs any help is belfast. if you're in belfast, holler from the rooftops. (also, WELCOME to all the new patreon folks, it looks like we've gotten a groovy influx of new people today! in brief: YES we know the activity feed is impossible! YES we know the mobile verison of the site blows! THEY ARE FIXING EVERYTHING IN THE MAGIC PATRON OFFICE!!!) more soon. (also, the beautiful photo is by alan amato) http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/05/neil-gaiman-and-amanda-palmer-guest-edit-new-statesman

Amanda Palmer

May 12, 2015 19:38:32

Ne1 Personally, i don't like the name, "The Statesman," but i doubt we have the influence to change it to... State of "...." ;)

May 13, 2015 21:52:44 · Reply

Renee H Guillory If not already on the list, or if not too late: Patti Smith, Naomi Klein, Ai Wei Wei... Congrats on this amazing assignment!

May 15, 2015 05:29:20 · Reply

Julia Schlotel Probably way too late, but Ginger Wildheart.

May 18, 2015 13:55:19 · Reply

Live Through This: Misha Kessler
April 30, 2015 18:50:01
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Live Through This: Misha Kessler

Misha Kessler is a young professional living in Washington, D.C. I photographed him at the American Association of Suicidology's (AAS) annual conference in Los Angeles on April 11, 2014 and interviewed him later via telephone. He was 23 years old at the time. Read his story on the LTT website at http://livethroughthis.org/misha-kessler/

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April 30, 2015 18:50:01

Live Through This: Craig Miller
March 30, 2015 20:14:29
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Live Through This: Craig Miller

Craig Miller is an author, a suicide prevention advocate (we are regular co-conspirators), and a manager at an engineering company. You can purchase his memoir, This is How it Feels, via his website: http://thisishowitfeels.com. He was 38 when I interviewed him in Boston, MA, on April 6, 2014. Read his full story on the website:http://livethroughthis.org/craig-miller/

Dese'Rae L. Stage

March 30, 2015 20:14:29

Dustin Hill Thank you for sharing your story Craig. And thank you Des, for continuing to work on this project. <3

March 30, 2015 20:44:52 · Reply

Dese'Rae L. Stage <3<3<3

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MONDAY ROLLS TOWARDS US - QUESTIONS.....!!!
March 7, 2015 05:32:52
Edward Ka-Spel-The Shadow Box
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From 1995's "Khataclimici China Doll" Qa-Sepel: Voice, Keyboards, Electronix, Sephtesmesc Stret Majest Alarme: Guitar, Drums, Glox The Silver Man: Clangs This is merely Part Two of the Aaazhyd Tril...
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Amanda Palmer

March 7, 2015 05:32:52

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