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Who I am

Like you, I've racked up some rough miles.

My shell and my soul don't match.

The scars on my mind and body are a road map to where I've been. It turns out; the same map is getting me to where I want to go.

I’m not saying I’ve arrived, but I’m going to wring every possible lesson from this life, to do anything less would be a waste. I try to leave some of the good stuff at Arise Ink in hopes that it helps you do the same.

What I do

Hit me up for:

writing gigs
speaking opportunities
activism-related ideas
disability-related questions
any other questions
rants

observations
moral support
poetry
creative collaboration
opinions
comments
compliments
commiserations
celebrations

why I do it

To promote the following ideals, and more:

Love is (almost) all we need
Dignity - Everyone deserves it
Equality is inherent
Self Awareness & Communication will cure our social ills
Disability is a valid identity

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The writing I do for The We Spot has to be exclusive to them, and I can't maintain two blogs. Since Arise Ink was already paid up for a while (and because I'm kind of attached to it) I decided to recreate this space as a place to post my artwork.

I'm not selling anything, just collecting my own work, because what else am I supposed to do with it? There are a lot of experiments in here. There's a lot of self-prescribed art therapy. Decorating song lyrics definitely got me through the early pandemic days. Of course I have a story for just about everything. I'll fill them in over time.

I hope you enjoy, or are at least mildly amused.