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One Year! (opens the original)
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Hey readers,Today’s a fun milestone for me. A year ago was publication day for my first book, Articulate.Here’s a throwback to the book launch day video I made for social media last year. Watching this continues to bring me joy.So much brilliance in this video. Also so much wordplay, so much generosity and insight. I love seeing these faces from my Deaf community, and I’m very grateful.I’ve believed for a long time that books can invite us into community, into deeper and more reflective conversa
Paperback Launch Day! (opens the original)
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Hi readers,Hard to believe that today is the first day of September. Summer is winding down, evening light is waning, and I’m currently planning for my last camping trip of the season in a couple of weeks.It’s a time of transition once again, even though I admit I will not miss the intense heat of this recent summer in the Southwest. But the arrival of September also means: the paperback edition of my book is out today!I had the pleasure of receiving a shipment of books from my publisher a few w
Artistic Roots, Advice, and More (opens the original)
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Hi everyone,For this entire summer, I’ve been reflecting on what a gift it was to spend a month working on my writing while surrounded by other deaf artists from different backgrounds.If you’d like to catch up on some of my thoughts about the Deaf Artists Residency at the Anderson Center in Minnesota, written after I got back from Red Wing, check out that earlier post here:Now I’m also starting to work on a longer essay about the value of an ASL-accessible residency, aka about some more of the i
A Small Summer Tribute (opens the original)
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Hi everyone,With a couple of recent newsletters, I’ve enjoyed paying small tribute to some fellow writers and creative peers who have influenced my own writing-and-thinking life over the years.It’s always a pleasure to see how these fellow writers (and brilliant thinkers) continue to pursue new projects and pathways, as well as how our own shared conversations continue to unfold as life goes along. Go check out my latest Q&As with Sara Nović and Louise Stern here:Big thanks to the people who con
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