What are your favorite ways to recharge at home?
SAM: I recharge at home by cooking, re-watching my favorite TV shows like Gilmore Girls, and rearranging my home. I’m currently on a Vanderpump Rules kick, too. But when I’m feeling like I really need to recharge, I make a big pot of soup and invite my friends over, since I’m an extrovert, and recharge most with company and community.
What is your favorite meal or craft to enjoy at home?
SAM: I love any kind of soup. The preparation of chopping and slicing is incredibly medatative for me. I love being able to touch all the different textures and think about spices. Soup is also one of those meals that you can make a lot of to keep eating throughout the week, which is something that’s important to me as someone with a chronic illness. I don’t always have the energy to make a meal, so having something that I can come back to and be nourished by is a must.
When do you feel your most creative?
SAM: I feel my most creative when I’m surrounded by other creative people. I love to dig deeper into the vulnerable and tender. I find when I can tap into bigger feelings, I feel creatively energized. I also feel my most creative when I’m traveling to new places. I feel so connected to place and landscape, so when I am able to feel present in a beautiful place, I feel ready to create.
If you could have a sit down with any three people, someone you know/don’t know/alive/dead, who would they be?
SAM: I would say Hanif Abdurraqib, Hilary Duff, Mary Oliver.
Where can people connect with you and your work?
SAM: You can connect with me on Instagram at @theyaresam, subscribe to my newsletter and you can pre-order my book, UNTIL TENDER, at Game Over Books.
