About

2000- While sitting in the back row of my History of Media Arts I class, I doodled absently on my notebook. I had spent years in high school sketching useless astrological symbols, fish, mermaids, anything Piscean. Now, instead of paying attention to Nosferatu and other German Expressionist films, I thought of what it would be like to have my own production company.

In my head, I pictured location scouting, script writing, actor auditioning, an office with big, comfortable chairs where my colleagues (mostly gay boyfriends) would sit and drink smoothies while we discussed all the pretty little projects we were working on.

And…my oh-so fabulous dream production company would be called…. *drum roll*……Pisces Pictures!

What happened in the next 10 years would take place everywhere from the Hollywood hills to the swamps of Louisiana. From blogs to scripts. From babies to broken homes. From love to hate. From pain to happiness.

And now, at 28..I’m trying to remember that silly little dream.

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What I’ve been doing since then:

Cost of Living began as a documentation of my attempt as a single, jobless, homeless mom to climb the economic ladder and make something of myself. I lived in a small, tourist town in Southwest Colorado, where the median income is 75% less than the national average, yet rentals, gas, food, and insurance were listed at well over 150%. Hence the  name ”Cost of Living” was born.

As I started  getting better jobs, better apartments, better daycare, and eventually off public assistance, Cost of Living began to re-invent itself as a single mom niche blog, where I documented custody battles, daycare & parenting issues, and working full-time in public service.

As I connected with other  single moms in the online community, I became more ambitious. I posted at Rocky Mountain Moms Blog, Examiner.com, Mile High Mamas, spoke at the local Women’s Resource Center, constantly defended other single moms who were painted as slutty, irresponsible and raising “future strippers.”

I did not date while I wrote Cost of Living. I found dealing with work, childcare, court hearings, ex-drama, car troubles, and life in general left me without much to offer a man (or the energy to offer it!). Near the end of the blog, I started breaking through those barriers, remember that the word “single” was also a part of my “mom” ness.

For the first time since having a baby, I focused my own desires. I started adding sexuality, politics, astrology, music, music & movie reviews to my blog. I wrote my first screenplay since I graduated film school. I moved to a major city and transferred out of a dying job. I won my custody battle even after relocating 6 hours away.

Pisces Pictures is my Book Two. My Sequel. The continuation of what started at Cost of Living  but hopefully that will evolve into something bigger and better.

I hope you enjoy it.