The 53rd State Occasional No. 3

For each edition of the Occasional, guest editors invite artists, thinkers, and members of our community to consider questions that we have and topics that move us. For Occasional No. 3, playwrights Lucas Baisch and Emma Horwitz have invited Liza Birkenmeier, Theresa Buchheister, Lisa D'Amour, dots, Diane Exavier, Zo Geltman, Miguel Gutierrez, nazareth hassan, Orlando Hernndez, Julia Izumi, Imani Elizabeth Jackson, Kate Kremer, Lisa Kron, Shayan Lotfi, Sam Max, Kate McGee, Eli Nixon, Marissa Joyce Stamps, reid tang, Jess I. Valles, Noah Weinman, and Bailey Williams to respond to the question, What are you obsessed with? And how are you holding it?