I just wanted to draw my favorite snake. I classify snakes in the same group as birds, scorpions, and spiders: organisms that have beaks, pinchers, or unpredictable attack patterns that leave me constantly anxious of their possible attack. What … [Continue reading]
As a young Deaf person often operating in hearing spaces, I often looked for something that might make me look just cool enough to be on equal footing with my abled peers. I fully recognize the internalized ableism in that mindset, but at the time it … [Continue reading]
Sometimes what keeps you crispy also burns you out. I think about this a lot whenever I’m going through yet another newsletter or chasing another YouTube video for insights, when I’m looking for something that will help me finally get something … [Continue reading]
The real sparks come when you ride the wave of creativity. When you know there will be moments where you’re stuck and unsure where to go next and need to go into a more idle mode, busying yourself with random tasks such as taking a shower, going for … [Continue reading]
Can you connect four emotions? So much of the writing process can feel technical. Certain things need to happen by certain pages or certain points in the story. But when you go too far in the direction, you lose what makes it last: the emotion of … [Continue reading]