Keep Coming Back began as a small gathering in my studio apartment by building community in the recovery space. Today kcb is part performance, part ritual, part expression, part world building.
Stay tuned for the next iteration!
past versions
kcb 1
a small group of us, maybe 8, washed away our year before on nye 2022. sending behind 3 things we wanted to leave in the past, we burned away the year and wrote down what we wanted to bring in for the year to come. i wrote, “i want my outsides to match my insides.” i think i am getting pretty close.
kcb 2
12 of us gathered in my apartment to make self care zines. i taught everyone how to make flutter books, we each made one on self care, and then i printed copies so we could take home each other’s zines.
kcb 3
the last one i did in my apartment. we had 25 at one point. we made joy boxes (containers to write down things we’ve accomplished) and i created a confessional booth for things we have a hard time letting go of. we tied all of our confessions to balloons and let them go into the air
kcb 4: bill’s story
40 of us met at cheesman park. clay brought costumes. i broke everyone up into five teams each with a section from bill’s story in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. the teams came together with props and the script to build a scene. we lit candles and each team acted out their part at dusk in the park.
kcb 5: trudging the road
in a rented venue, we created a multiroom board game called "trudging the road of happy destiny." the event ended with a variety show showing off skills learned in sobriety.
kcb 6: more will be revealed
this iteration was a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in the MORE WILL BE REVEALED game show. the show had 3 segments where contestents faced off with each other and our pet puppet rat deacon. games included pulling daisies from a field. hosted by grace & dignity.
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