This week is just a short post because the past few weeks have been a hectic time! But I wanted to celebrate the accomplishments that have happened in that time. First, I (finally) put together a presskit! It’s been a long time in coming and it was actually an enjoyable experience to reflect on all […]
If you live in the Seattle area, I’ll be performing a pastiche piece of works that I’ve written this year at Amplifier Art Lab on Thursday, January 4th at 6pm, alongside my friend and fabulous artist Jess X Snow. Tell us you’re going on Facebook and I hope to see you there! [Image description: cross-hatched […]
A weekend ago, I pulled out my folding table and declared it a “weekend of silence.” I wanted to focus on my writing and have some introvert time, which is hard to come by in my life. Particularly as someone who is often caregiving for others to the max — I mean, do you know […]
I’m back! The last you heard of me, in late February, I was setting out my goals for the coming months and trying to strategize how to use my limited time/resources. I thought that I would be able to get a blog post up monthly and planned for my next one to be in late […]
It’s been dead silent around here for the past couple of months; I’ve been working on a couple projects that have taken me further away from my messy blog. I’ve also gone through two bouts of illness this winter (remarkable for someone who doesn’t get sick often!), seen two babies born in my doula work, […]
A terrifying red mushroom that appeared in my yard and collapsed partially under its own weight. Allow for me to give a detailed account of the things I didn’t do this past month: I didn’t make it to 50,000 words this NaNoWriMo;I didn’t meet my personal fundraising goal for Project As[I]Am to put out another […]
Project As[I]Am has re-opened its call for submissions! Submit your work by July 5th for a chance to be included in our issue, themed “Our Greatest Resource,” on emotional labor and solidarity through love. This week, I wanted to write about something completely mundane. I moved into my new apartment this week, putting everyone who […]
I have a piece out in The Atlantic today! For me, this is a huge milestone and also a very important piece, so give it a read. A chocolate cake with red jello balls on top. It’s the day before NaNo and all through the house… I’m throwing around drafts and outlines trying to get […]
Graffiti of a wooden rowboat in black on a wall. This week I learned about Bengali magicians working to preserve their mentor’s home. I’ve been reading folktales about jealous queens and urban studies papers about the development of Dhaka high rises. Photographs, art pieces, old magazine ads — I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of […]
Street art on a closed sliding door; a painting of a monocle-wearing man’s face whose beard is made of letters. And now, a personal anecdote from my travel in Spain. In Madrid, the streets are narrow and sidewalks accommodate one person, maybe two, at a time. It’s hot and you’re ill and wandering around. […]