i quit drinking five months after publishing ʔ𝘣é𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘦, just a week before the first lockdown. since then, i've turned myself from the embodiment of a trauma tornado to now three years of learning how to embrace chaos (in a good way). getting ready to finish my PhD this year and feeling like i can finally wrap my adhd/c-ptsd brain around a professional public ig account *knock on wood*
from the solstice opening of kablusiak + audie murray's collaborative and interdisciplinary exhibition 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 at norberg hall + fazakas gallery.. i had so much fun writing the exhibition text for this show and visiting mohkinstis to attend the artist talk between chi.fii_ @kablusiak and dr. erin sutherland.. photos by @norberghall and @fazakasgallery <3 <3
i created this cut-up poem out of my late sister's poetry and some academic writing .. nearly 4 years ago & the same month i quit drinking for good. it feels so perfect that it now has a home in the inaugural issue of @yarrowlitmag 🌿🌿🌿
this last month i published some of my "moon study" (dream study) pieces from 2016 and 2018 with @thecapilanoreview and @grainlitmag
these pieces were created in a time when i was experiencing a great amount of grief/addiction/chaos. i had been holding onto them, unsure what to do with them. they are part of me, but i also don't recognize myself in some of the writing anymore. but ever since my sister lorrie passed, all i seem to care about is embracing my imperfections, shame, embarrassment, and turning it all into hilarious (and heartbreaking) cringy nonsense. it has been nine years of trying and failing, and trying again to find my way.
