She So Funny

Whew!  I just submitted my grant application for a grant from the Bronx Council on the Arts.  I got it in with 4 ½ hours to spare.  I make myself crazy with deadlines.  Announcements will be in March.  Fingers crossed.  I need the money so badly.  I entered the poetry category.  My confidence fluctuates.  There are moments I believe it is grant-worthy, and then there are moments I hope the judges will appreciate my style.  The hopeful part is there can be more than one winner in a category.  So if they find several to be grant-worthy, there can be several winners.  It depends.  If no one wins for dance or sculpture, etc., that money can be used for multiple winners in another category. 

The Bronx Council on the Arts has been so enriching and encouraging over the years.  I’ve attended many of their workshops and classes which are free to us.  For me, it offers what I can’t otherwise afford.  And it’s high quality.

Now, let’s warm up together with laughter this Friday!  9pm at Pangea, 178 Second Avenue near 12^th Street, NYC.  Only $15 cover; if you buy your ticket in advance, it’s only $10.  Advance tickets here:  https://cur8.com/23871/project/128512  There is a minimum of $20 food/drink; the food is excellent.  Here’s the line-up:

        Laughter guaranteed!

Love to CGG-M  ❤💕❤

Mindy Matijasevic

January 21, 2025

Photo by Flash Rosenberg

Thank goodness the holidays are over for now.  That’s how I feel.  I am grateful that my best buddy and I got together and, by car, brought my December rent check to the rental office on Dec. 31^st (how’s that for last minute) and then went to an Indian restaurant for dinner on New Year’s Eve.  It wasn’t planned in advance; it happened spontaneously.  He treated.  We enjoyed each other’s company and conversation.  Since it wasn’t planned, it felt like a bonus.  Earlier that last day of 2024, I was informed that a poem of mine was accepted for the March issue of First Literary Review East.  I am grateful for the communities of which I am part.

The first day of 2025 was the New Year’s Day Spoken Word Extravanga from 2 to 10pm way down in the West Village.  I was scheduled to read somewhere between 3 and 4pm, but I was quite late and read somewhere after 5pm.  I am glad they don’t have the “You’re late!” attitude.  They put me up later on, and I was welcomed.  Aside from reading three short poems, I presented my divorce t-shirts for sale.  I made a sale, which helped me get through the next two days.  My reading was well received.  I was glad to see many poetry folks I don’t see often, mainly because many are downtown poets and I’m in the Bronx.  It was a good way to start the year.

Contact me if you’d like a shirt for yourself or as a gift for someone else.  They are unisex and XL.

I’ll be performing stand-up at Pangea (178 Second Avenue, NYC) on Friday, 1/24/2025 in the 9pm “Eat Drink Laugh” show, produced and hosted by the very funny Paul Hallasy.  It’s always a hilarious time, and we are going to need it.  Tickets $15 at the door ($10 in advance) – and $20 minimum on drink and/or delicious food.  Laughter guaranteed!

ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE HERE: https://cur8.com/23871/project/128512 

Love to CGG-M ❤❤❤

Mindy Matijasevic

January 2025