Amber Payne

Amber Payne grew up in the Mojave Desert. Her early influences include biopics of country and western superstars, the poetry of Anne Sexton, and beehive hairdos. Amber is currently working on several interactive projects that combine poetry and photography. She lives and studies in Long Beach, California and is really good at not crying while watching The Notebook.

Hold on Loosely

  When Etta James died I attended her funeral. She’s the only dead person I’ve seen. But I’ve seen dying. I’ve seen it at bullfights in Madrid. Until then I had thought the red cape so romantic, gallant. Turns out it’s just to hide the blood. And bulls otherwise couldn’t care less about the color red. It’s the incessant waving… Read more →