I swore off certainty, but it keeps crawling back into my bed.
I write about moments when reality contradicts itself. My work documents what happens when systems falter, identities break character, and narratives run out of script.
I approach language with a detective’s eye—patient and attentive to what others miss. When cultural narratives smooth over complexity, I focus on the rough edges. When institutions demand wellness stories, I keep the deleted scenes.
The fall-struggle-redemption formula rarely captures truth. I’m interested in what doesn’t resolve, in navigating worlds where the rules change without warning.
My memoir Transient examines meth addiction and psychosis with unprecedented honesty. My essays in Analysis Paralysis dismantle how we’re allowed to talk about these experiences.
This same approach shapes my writing on sexuality, power, and how institutions try claiming parts of us without permission.
I find meaning in what persists, not what transforms. Some fractures don’t heal—they become foundations.
Seeking representation.
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