november 2023
important announcement
i have been horrified and heartbroken about the genocide in Gaza, a violent displacement of Palestinians which has been happening longer than just this year. i encourage everyone to educate themselves on the history and actionable steps to take a stand against genocide. below is a short and non-exhaustive list:
if you’re a writer, read and sign the statement of solidarity prepared by Writers Against the War on Gaza
read and amplify Palestinian voices. i have a few saved resources here, here, and here.
for those in the US, here is a link to a form that instantly sends emails by zip code to all representatives demanding to defund Israel.
november news
book release: NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL HORROR! released on Halloween. It is a poetry collection that discusses the relationship between sexuality and sexual abuse, and how it informs identity. order a copy today!
book review: A. R. Arthur wrote a book review for So, Who’s Courage? (Bullshit Lit.). You can read it here.
poems
“computer reboot method with a touch of sensory deprivation” in CutBow Quarterly, Issue 5
“ben drowned (analog)”, “baby’s first horror (they’re just too young edition)", “how to remember / how therapy works is a lot like watching tv / how to say more by saying less”, “how to pray and mean it / how to just say no to dissociating / how to move on”, “one of a kind” in Querencia Press: Autumn 2023 Anthology
“simply existing with trauma.exe in the background” in warning lines vol. 6: IN LOCO MONSTRI!
“i identified with casper the friendly ghost as a kid and now this is my wish (if i could be a "real" boy, too)” and “WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOU TEXT ME CLOWNFACE EMOJI” in Naked Cat Publishing: Erotic Horror Halloween
“how playing legend of zelda and identifying with zoras is a slippery slope to how drowning in traumaland is really easy, actually / how to stop looking in the depths with a makeshift submarine” in Rabble Review: Issue 7
“how to identify an origin story / how to play operation / how to drink the whole ocean” in manic pixie magazine
“remember when you picked out your grandma’s coffin?” in The Eunoia Review
recommendations! or what i’m hyperfixating on lately
music: “Only You” by The Pretty Reckless, “Hollywood Baby” by 100 gecs, “Barely on My Mind” by The Regrettes, “Never Thought” by Mercy Bryant & The Mercy Makers, “Employment Cost” by Roe Kapara, “This Love” by Maroon 5, “vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo, “New Mood” by LPX, “When We Were Young” by Kim Petras and David Guetta
activities: playing Stardew Valley, cross-stitching bookmarks
watchable media: The Good Place, BoJack Horseman, Bob’s Burgers, Charmed (original series)
books: fifth wheel press 2023 anthology, Kingdomland by Rachael Allen, Sarahland by Sam Cohen
cat picture:
(pictured is Mimi, a calico cat, who is licking her paw.)