Russ Sharek

Russ Sharek has been described by reliable sources as wiser than a rubber duck, a zen fool, a benevolent super villain, a misanthropic community leader, a clown (grand)father figure and an Impish Cabaret Rasputin.

Each of these facts is true.

Additionally...

• A classically-trained theatrical clown and clown teacher. (Yes, really.)
• Allegedly the inspiration for Analog Nowhere's BSDClown
• A self-improving human being (In progress...)

• He/him (and sometimes They/Them) pronouns.
  • I will also respect the heck out of yours.
• English, toki pona, a bit of Esperanto, and strings of colorful expletives.
• Freedom and privacy-respecting software.

• email: $FIRSTNAME [at] circusfreaks [dot] org (pgp) (keyoxide)
• xmpp: orangutanpoet (at) disroot.org
• xmpp: orangutanpoet (at) yax.im (backup account)
• matrix: @russ.sharek:matrix.org
• Delta Chat: Orangutan Poet

• A recommended reading list for clowns
• The rules of Play
• Some of my vaguely coherent Ramblings
• Read the silly nonsense I share on The Fediverse
• My bookmarks can be found in The Linkbox
• My contributions to the Internet Archive

• Helping to transform #ThisOldClownHouse into a clown school and artist residency!
• Slowly recording and releasing episodes of the 2 Clowns in a Closet podcast.
• Setting up a new server for our online projects.
• Learning how to port programs to OpenBSD.
• Exploring linocut, gel plate monotype, and collage techniques.
• Playing with Elian Script