Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik) is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts (a suburb of Boston), and currently lives in San Francisco. Tea was the co-founder of the Sister Spit spoken word tour.
“I was REALLY blown away by The Outsiders. I had never read such a strong, authentic first-person narrative before, and was struck that it was the voice of a poor person, someone misunderstood by and on the outside of culture."
I wanted to try things—everything—especially things that are illegal and have a whiff of glamour.
–Me, quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, August 25th, 2004
