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"I write. That's how I enter the world." -Aaron Sorkin

Welcome to my chaotic, desperate, slightly pretentious mind. This site is where my obsessive workaholism and lack of consistent creative outlet combine to bring you the latest queer intersectional feminist propaganda (in the form of several genres of writing.) Hopefully something tickles your fancy.

Welcome to “of Wit and Whiskey” (Or: Why I Write)

“Our stories are medicine” -Kevin Loring. I’ve been thinking about those words since I read them following the Canadian Government’s decision to provide zero dollars for the inaugural Indigenous Theatre season at the National Arts Centre, (while we’re on the subject, I encourage you to read Kevin’s statement, and Kim…Continue reading “Welcome to “of Wit and Whiskey” (Or: Why I Write)”

Cultural Commentary

The Stormy Present

17 Jul 20192 Apr 2020
This is a pair of essays I started writing several weeks apart that I later realized shared a common theme. Namely, my own need to confront our increasingly apocalyptic reality,…
Fiction

Dear Neighbour

9 Jul 20192 Apr 2020
I have something fun this week. Both the work, and it's origin story. I'll start with the latter. A few years ago, a friend of my Mom's was having some…
Poetry

Poems I

3 Jul 20193 Jun 2021
This is the scariest post so far for me. Poetry has always been a private refuge for me as a writer. A place for me to play and express without…
Memoir

Tender are the Queers (Broad-WHAT)

27 Jun 20192 Apr 2020
This week, I am very excited to be part of "Blog Month" over at at Broad-WHAT?, so my entry is an audio blog that can be found here and through…
Memoir

Killing

19 Jun 201930 Nov 2021
“I could just kill him!” We’ve all said it. but have we ever really meant it? Have we ever seriously considered ending another person’s life? Cause I have. On October…
Cultural Commentary

Welcome to “of Wit and Whiskey” (Or: Why I Write)

11 Jun 201925 Jul 2019
"Our stories are medicine" -Kevin Loring. I've been thinking about those words since I read them following the Canadian Government's decision to provide zero dollars for the inaugural Indigenous Theatre…

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