Emily Rainbow Davis
@erainbowd.bsky.social
Theatre Artist, Writer, Shakespeare Geek, Feldenkrais-er, Blogger, Podcaster
I discovered some comments on a review I wrote in 2008 and instead of responding there, I wrote this blog post.
Comments on The Heroine’s Journey
Back in 2008, I wrote a review of The Heroine’s Journey on Goodreads. At the time, I was developing Mythellaneous, which was a clown hero’s journey, so I was very excited to read this book, which was meant to be a women’s version of the famous hero’s journey as described by Joseph Campebll. Unfortunately, The Heroine’s Journey was disappointing and generally kind of facile and old fashioned.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I discovered some comments on a review I wrote in 2008 and instead of responding there, I wrote this blog post.
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
So not only are they shooting our citizens they are setting the city on fire. #MFD did respond. Someone get an Air Quality check in #Minneapolis with the volume of Flash Bangs & Chemical Irritants.
🚨BREAKING: Multiple fires have broken after ICE unleashed ANOTHER ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Haven't I said? So many times. This is pitched to visual artists but it applies to all of us.
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
Why Are We Paying for the Privilege of Rejection?
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
hyperallergic.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Haven't I said? So many times. This is pitched to visual artists but it applies to all of us.
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
I worked out a system, thanks to a patron, where I supplement these fees by writing a rejection post that my patrons then pay for me for. (The Pay per Creation model on Patreon made this possible.)
This one about sending rejection notices is up on Medium and Substack. Apparently it's not just theatre that's gotten bad about this. The #podcast version is also available and features a cover of "Be Good". emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/good-will-is...
Good Will Is Good Currency
Good Will Is Good Currency
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 AM
This one about sending rejection notices is up on Medium and Substack. Apparently it's not just theatre that's gotten bad about this. The #podcast version is also available and features a cover of "Be Good". emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/good-will-is...
And now the #podcast version of my least popular blog post in a while! It features of a song in Portuguese! I promise this episode is not a request for donations. (At least no more than usual.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Giving Tuesday
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 01/13/2026 · 14m
podcasts.apple.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
And now the #podcast version of my least popular blog post in a while! It features of a song in Portuguese! I promise this episode is not a request for donations. (At least no more than usual.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
With all the horrors happening, the healthcare story is barely a blip. I've been thinking about it for a bit.
Health Care Every Year
The news is making me feel sick. Which makes me think about how grateful I am that I actually have health insurance. But do I? I hope so. But I can never be too sure. A few weeks ago, I started receiving alarming emails about renewing my health insurance. “Renew now,” they said, “Or you risk losing your health insurance!”
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
With all the horrors happening, the healthcare story is barely a blip. I've been thinking about it for a bit.
Just posting a little blog about Netflix from back in August that is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast is out, too, and features a cover of "Girl, You Don't Need Make-Up" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/we-are-the-t...
We Are the Test Subjects
We Are the Test Subjects
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Just posting a little blog about Netflix from back in August that is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast is out, too, and features a cover of "Girl, You Don't Need Make-Up" emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/we-are-the-t...
This #podcast episode features a cover of a song by the Queen of Boogie Woogie from San Diego. I also forgot to mention that the poem that "A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" is from is called "Sacred Emily." So I had to add it to the song. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This Show Needed Gertrude Stein
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 01/06/2026 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This #podcast episode features a cover of a song by the Queen of Boogie Woogie from San Diego. I also forgot to mention that the poem that "A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" is from is called "Sacred Emily." So I had to add it to the song. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Did I end up sending out a Giving Tuesday message this year? Nope! Maybe I should have. But I wrote about what I was thinking about it.
Giving Tuesday
I didn’t want to be a Giving Tuesday party pooper so I waited to post this until after giving season. I hope all my non-profit friends got lots of donations this year! But I did write this on actual Giving Tuesday. Am I a spoilsport? Maybe. Because I run a non-profit, I feel like I ought to make a pitch for us every year around this time.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Did I end up sending out a Giving Tuesday message this year? Nope! Maybe I should have. But I wrote about what I was thinking about it.
I saw that adaptation of The Skin of Our Teeth at The Public. And I guess I had some thoughts.
This Show Needed Gertrude Stein
My friends are going to stop inviting me to shows if I can’t stop getting angry at them – but it’s happened again. I saw an adaptation of a Thornton Wilder play at The Public and it made me real mad. My only comfort is that apparently Thornton Wilder used to get real mad at everything he saw as well, so I guess I’m in good company.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I saw that adaptation of The Skin of Our Teeth at The Public. And I guess I had some thoughts.
It's Monday! Even if it is Twixtmas! This is my second episode on Type and features my second cover of a Cranberries tune. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Further Thoughts on Type
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 12/30/2025 · 17m
podcasts.apple.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
It's Monday! Even if it is Twixtmas! This is my second episode on Type and features my second cover of a Cranberries tune. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
I'm on a train to see family but I recorded the #podcast yesterday and figured I should tell you about it while we're stopped in DC. This is about who the New Yorker is giving space to and features a cover of "Material Girl"
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Seven Pages in the New Yorker
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 12/22/2025 · 16m
podcasts.apple.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm on a train to see family but I recorded the #podcast yesterday and figured I should tell you about it while we're stopped in DC. This is about who the New Yorker is giving space to and features a cover of "Material Girl"
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
The idea of types was not so clear to those outside of show business. So I got back into it.
Further Thoughts on Type
Occasionally, I’ll get responses to these blogs that suggest some further clarification is necessary. I wouldn’t have thought my piece about types would have been one of them. But it has become clear that the concept of types is not immediately obvious to those who don’t work in show business. I’m oddly touched by this. I love the notion of being free of the idea entirely.
artiststruggle.wordpress.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The idea of types was not so clear to those outside of show business. So I got back into it.
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
YOU DUMB FUCKS. THIS IS ME.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
I have a scooter. I can walk. I can't, however, walk through 80 miles of airport. I can walk onto an airplane or through hallways. I can't walk the .5 mile to the convention center.
People, get smarter, it's embarrassing at this point.
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
ProPublica has fallen 😔🕯️
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
ProPublica has fallen 😔🕯️
This look at F Scott's funny story about Zelda's laundry skills is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast version features a cover of "Dirty Laundry." emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/the-fitzgera...
The Fitzgeralds’ Laundry
The Fitzgeralds’ Laundry
emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This look at F Scott's funny story about Zelda's laundry skills is now up on Medium and Substack. The #podcast version features a cover of "Dirty Laundry." emilyrainbowdavis.medium.com/the-fitzgera...
I submitted our audio drama to a festival and a few days later, got a notice we were now an official selection. DAYS. Within days! That never happens.
December 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I submitted our audio drama to a festival and a few days later, got a notice we were now an official selection. DAYS. Within days! That never happens.
My least popular blog in a while is now a #podcast! This one, about how I misunderstood a Swedish TV show, features a cover of "Lovefool." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
A Cultural Misreading of TV
Podcast Episode · Songs for the Struggling Artist · 12/16/2025 · 16m
podcasts.apple.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
My least popular blog in a while is now a #podcast! This one, about how I misunderstood a Swedish TV show, features a cover of "Lovefool." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Reposted by Emily Rainbow Davis
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*