Writer & Psychedelic Explorer, Bett Williams, TALKTALKTALKS Art & Mushrooms

Plus searching for Bigfoot, making art in Santa Fe, the problem with Beat poets, Gertrude Stein, Maria Sabina + more!

Bett Williams is a writer and psychedelic explorer who wrote a book about growing mushrooms and having adventures with her friends in the high desert of New Mexico. One of these friends is the multidisciplinary artist and writer Clement Goldberg, who introduced me to Bett’s book, The Wild Kindness — and, soon after, Bett herself. 

The following conversation was conducted by email and touches on a myriad of topics, including: The Wild Kindness, Bett’s relationship to mushrooms, psychedelic culture, the energetics of fashion, and searching for Bigfoot! I’m sending out a public prayer for many, many, more TALKTALKTALKS with Bett.  

This interview is a followup to a podcast recording that you can access here. Scroll down to watch the video. 

Thank you thank you thank you to Clement for making this interview happen.