Interview Me

1. I began writing in a spiral notebook, the same one that I designed blocky outfits in and drew cats and dogs. I don't remember my age but guessing by the artistry it was 20 years ago. I would have been five and feral looking and unattended and artistic- but in that nonsensical 5 year old way. I would describe one of those Lisa Frank monstrosities of a little girl notebook but luckily for you were were poor and the book was my cousins hand-me-down from high school math. Barely used due to chronic absenteeism, but I will say the first two days my cousin seemed to be on a drastically different trajectory a drop out. Perfectly copied down are his fives and Xs and equal signs.

2. Writing gave me back my perception. The world can gas-light you at times but to have the written word to root a person in my reality. Writing is sanity which is why I will never fully understand the stereotypes we apply to it. Its not all Faulkner for christ sake! I think writing is people trying to claim their story and make sense of their world. It is ordering and reclamation. It tells you that you were not wrong all that time another person, or structure, or system made you to feel that way.

3. My ultimate writing goal is to understand this thing -that seems sometimes to just happen like weird magic. I hope to become more finely tuned at teaching writing so that I can instruct others on how to best communicate their story.