An interesting interregnum

I'm almost officially retired. As of May 31, 2025, I will have ended all of my work responsibilities. I have spent the last 5 years or so teaching and coaching embodiment and consent, and I decided it was time to set the teacher, facilitator, "holder of space" aside for a while. I might do a few small things in collaboration with the Erosomatic Arts Collective, but I am focused on writing right now.

On June 20th, 2025, I will be starting a low-residency MFA program in Creative Writing, specifically Creative Nonfiction and Fiction, at Antioch University. I am excited to be a student again and enthusiastic about honing my craft, gaining a community of writers, and learning more about the literary world.

It's interesting to be in this place of re-orientation. Twenty years ago, I re-oriented my life in order to go back to school, to Pacific School of Religion. It feels appropriate and significant to choose now to go back to school again.

It is also such a strange, horrific, and troubling time, so it feels weird to be going back to school. But yet, for me, as a Black, queer, trans person, I know that living my life with joy and meaning is a direct middle finger in the face of fascists.

I'm using this newsletter/blog to keep people up to date with what I'm doing and write about my thoughts about being a marginalized writer in this time. I hope you'll find this useful. You can find out what I'm writing and publishing on my new website.