Hallo,
I’m Orli Auslander. I draw, I write, and I make stuff. A few of you (maybe a five or six) know me from my first book, I Feel Bad, a collection of drawings in which I obsessed about my guilt brought on by being a Jew, a woman, a mum and generally just being alive. The book was turned into a primetime NBC comedy about an Indian woman working at a gaming company. Spoiler alert: it was canceled after one season.
Others (three or four) may know me from the radio show I hosted on WLIR in New York. It was called the English Muffin show. Yes, really. I’ve had a hundred other jobs, none as challenging as managing my brain.
Me and my brain - Brainy, I call her, have always had a love hate relationship.
I look for ways to shut her up.
I journal, I sculpt, I read, I swim, I read, I listen to music, I burn dolls – more on this later. I walk, I breathe, I stretch.
I’m fairly high maintenance.
Drawing helps.
So, what is Brained?
Another attempt to shut my brain up while having a laugh (at myself mostly).
Some of my favorite topics are guilt, anger, control, relationships, hormones, art, and music.
Why subscribe?
Maybe you’ll take comfort knowing you’ve not been brained the way I have.
