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Poem Comic: Please
For December 14, 2023 Deep Dive into Poetry Comics Class Reading, taught by Madeleine Jubilee Saito through Push/Pull. I really enjoyed the class and learned so much. It opened me to new ways of experimenting and I’m excited to create even more. Made through Canva Pro
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listen to your body and not what you want to embody
Content Warning: psychosis, delusions, mental health, mental illness, eating disorder, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, toxic, insanity, depression, hospital, bipolar disorder I am safe and stable now, this recollects past experiences along with with my present situation. Image description: From first page of my “Words I Held: An Autobiographical Tale of Intrigue” ushered by Elisabeth Faye…
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I long to harm you – an essay for the Sadgirls Rage Art Show
I’m late to announce this but I’m part of the Sadgirls Rage Art Show in Seattle at the Blue Cone Studios, curated by Heartless Twyla. It’s an amazing art show featuring “Dark feelings expressed in bright colors. Power that comes from soft hearts in constant collision with a relentless world”. I was graciously invited by…
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Before Punk Island 2023
Oh dear lawd, I haven’t updated this site in so long that I still have an unpublished post right before the 2022 Punk Island lol ugh. But that’s okay, I’ve been struggling with imposter syndrome a lot this past year, but I’m going to make more of an effort to be diligent with my passions…
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Pre-Punk Island
Hi! This site is under construction as I changed hosts. But I wanted to have something up as I’m tabling today for Punk Island. I’m a little nervous because this will be my first time vending in years. But I had a blast at the last one in 2019 and it’s always good to meet…
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The Life I Crave
I spoke with a close friend the other day about dreams and how my choices aren’t actively contributing to them. She is absolutely right and it stings to realize how many hours were devoted to mobile games versus daydreams I hold close. It feels like an 8:1 ratio, if you also include the endless scroll…
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These Dreams Will Not Wither Inside of Me
It’s 5:29 in the morning yet I’m at my most alert, despite being awake the entire night. An internal fire has begun and I’m tending to it now through the words you’re reading. Lately the thing I hate about myself the most is how I talk and write about these honestly wonderful ideas, but have…
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How I Got Here
Content warning: mentions of psychosis, delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, mental illness, bipolar disorder, hospitalization, depression, self-loathing, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, anxiety, mental illness stigma. I am safe and stable now. This talks about past experiences. Yesterday was World Mental Health Day, and I am here to remind you that I’m a bipolar mental health advocate with…
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Reverse Pandora
For the Text and Image workshop I took with Simone Kearney at Brooklyn Poets, I wrote a poem titled “Reverse Pandora”. The prompt was to bring an interesting object and write about it in different voices and detailing. I enjoyed writing it and you can see a video of me reciting here Content warning: psychosis,…