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about meI wrote my first book at age five. Of course, it wasn't good. I didn't even finish coloring in all the pictures. But it was then I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up . . . a writer.
Since then I've grappled with confidence, dedication to the craft, and the sad realization that the chance of being successful enough to live off writing is slim. But in recent years, I regained my courage and am ready to pursue the dream that a five-year-old planted within me. my inspirationI am inspired to write almost every day. Conversations that lead to "what if" and "I wonder why" discussions. Questions that pop up spontaneously in my mind. I have random story ideas and questions tucked into so many notebooks and paper piles that I will never have time to write about all of them.
As I've grown, I have come to realize that the ideas that excite me the most to write about revolve around things I've learned regarding nature and history. There is so much to uncover and explore while learning about the natural world and the people who have come before us: stories that are hidden beneath the earth, within an ecosystem, or ones that have been all but erased from a whitewashed and Eurocentric history. I have chosen science fiction and fantasy because those are the genres I first fell in love with as a reader, and I believe they offer the ability to explore more deeply our own world, natural and historical, in a way that general fiction cannot. |
personal statements on AI and politics
AI
Technology advances can be wonderful things, however, AI poses too many threats to our world and to our humanity that we do not yet understand. I do not use AI for any part of my writing process, nor do I engage with it for recreational purposes. The negative impact that data centers are having on the environment, water supplies, and the communities around them is too great, and I refuse to contribute to the growing threat. I try my best to complete my online searches with a search engine that allows me to turn off AI or use "-ai" to remove the "AI overviews."
POLITICS
I feel it is no longer possible to keep politics out of my identity as an author. The threat to our democracy and human rights under the current administration in the United States is too great to ignore. While I try to keep my content focused on my writing journey and related interests, at times, you will see me engage in political discourse. Too many issues facing our nation today go beyond politics; they are issues of morality, and I refuse to stay silent. I believe:
Technology advances can be wonderful things, however, AI poses too many threats to our world and to our humanity that we do not yet understand. I do not use AI for any part of my writing process, nor do I engage with it for recreational purposes. The negative impact that data centers are having on the environment, water supplies, and the communities around them is too great, and I refuse to contribute to the growing threat. I try my best to complete my online searches with a search engine that allows me to turn off AI or use "-ai" to remove the "AI overviews."
POLITICS
I feel it is no longer possible to keep politics out of my identity as an author. The threat to our democracy and human rights under the current administration in the United States is too great to ignore. While I try to keep my content focused on my writing journey and related interests, at times, you will see me engage in political discourse. Too many issues facing our nation today go beyond politics; they are issues of morality, and I refuse to stay silent. I believe:
- no one is illegal on stolen land,
- Black lives matter,
- women's rights are human rights,
- trans rights are human rights,
- climate change is real,
- and that everyone has a right to be fed, housed, and treated with dignity.