Dear friends, clients, community, and countrymen, Like most of you, I’ve fallen out of love with work for the sake of work. I don’t want...

Dear Hustlers, Every Thanksgiving growing up, my brother and I would come crashing onto my parents' bed to wake them up and cuddle (jump...

Everyone warns you that this might happen. They called it the freelancer’s right of passage. The creative’s christening. The extra-spicy...

This bracelet is my Lola Gunding’s. Between each stone is a Chinese symbol (as a Filipino American, I’ve always felt confused about which...

Two weeks ago, I received the offer. It was one of those opportunities that would have symbolized the culmination of my first year in New...

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Yesterday I had to see a dude about an accordion. I went to a studio so I could snag it for a national tour callback (heyy, resume...

Contributed by Hustling Creative Mentor Suzanne Richard in partnership with Open Circle Theatre. There is a little saying in the...

It’s all good stuff. And because it’s good stuff, I don’t feel like I deserve a break. Why do I need to take care of myself when this is...

I'm applying for a grant to fund a musical I'm composing about the Virgin Mary. I'm currently in the second round of applicants, and...

Spiritual Humanism, Creativity, and My Quarter-Life Crisis I turned twenty-five yesterday. During birthday dinner, my dad asked me that...

That's what one of my music history professors told me are the subjects of history's most groundbreaking art. The word "holy" comes from...

I thought love was about safety--but now I know that if safety was the goal, I would have never gotten anything worth having and never...

Allowing people the space and tools to speak up for themselves changes the game of collaborative artistry. I have always loved the idea...

It always surprises me how much creative people limit their creativity as if it’s a finite commodity-- something to be rationed and used...

He drew a circle to shut us out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout; But love and I had the wit to win, We drew a Circle that took him in. –...

Michael Marshall is the creator and owner of Michael Marshall Photography, where he specializes in fashion, lifestyle, boudoir, and...

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In one of photography’s most intimate genres, how do models and photographers alike maintain safety, integrity, and fun? The Hustling...