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Nina Wise

Nina Wise is a performance artist living in San Rafael, California. She conducts workshops at the Motion Studio and is writing a book titled Guidebook for a Lonely Planet.

— From June 1996
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

The Cantor’s Birthday

Before they kissed, they cried. With her head against his shoulder, they ended the war. With his lips brushing her eyelids, they ended the war. With her fingers mapping the lines of his face, they ended the war. With his knees tucked into the hollow of her knees, they ended the war.

June 1996
Essays, Memoirs, & True Stories

Luck Disguised As Ordinary Life

On the way back to the hotel, Martina whispered in a conspiratorial tone that her friend Carlos Castaneda was coming to join us for tea. “Don’t tell anyone. It’s just for us. He’s a bit finicky about who he hangs out with.”

February 1996
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