memoir

A hand holding a phone showing an instagram post showing woman in a protective vest reading

Scrolling as witness

Panorama of the food bank garden where five gardeners stationed about the garden have all stopped working. In the foreground are two big black Suburbans, both with engines running, emitting exhaust. A masked ICE agent wearing tactical gear is leaning against one of the cars, looking at his phone. Two other masked agents wearing tactical gear are approaching one of the gardeners who is pointing at a sign that reads, “Authorized personnel only.”

February 27, 2026

Watching ICE in My Neighborhood

February 9, 2026

Schizology

Canadian protesters hold signs with slogans like

January 28, 2026

On the Border of “Nice”

January 15, 2026

I Finally Learned a Word That Feels Right for Me: Asexual

A person on their sofa, petting a cat. Their eyes are wide open.

December 19, 2025

Sorry I Had To Make This Comic Even Though It Will Make You Feel Uncomfortable

November 26, 2025

Figuring It Out

A person on a pole, looking tense and uncertain.

November 14, 2025

Failing Beautifully

Two pale versions of Chana and Cee from the time of their breakup looking bummed out and away from one another, with two more vivid versions of them turning towards each other a decade later and smiling.

October 22, 2025

Swapping Genders With My Ex

A woman and a baby stranded on a raft, floating. The baby is smiling, the woman is tired.

October 9, 2025

Excerpt: The Mother

A young dark skinned person with black hair (the protagonist) in a green shirt with a denim vest over the shirt sitting at a bar inside a room with dark red walls.

October 6, 2025

Cranberry Juice

A hand is raised before a door, hesitates, and knocks.

September 29, 2025

Connecting through Closed Doors

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