How Law Roach and Valentina from Drag Race made me believe in the power of Fantasies.
I moved to New York because I created a fantasy in my head that I still refuse to put to the side. My therapist and friends say that writing a newsletter or making movies is not very far from shooting the cover of American Vogue and that the creative outcome could be as significant. They also say that I should not be so hard on myself for not having yet achieved what I came here to do. However, my whole life as a fashion photographer has been all about working to get that cover and shoot all the super models I grew up watching on the internet. So how am I supposed to learn how to be patient for that dream? Well, so far, the most convincing testimony to not be patient and just start living the dream has been provided to me by two niche pop culture icons who have used their delusion as a superpower.
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