I would love to see more dialogue around the "responsibilities" of art consumers - how can audiences better financially support artists we love, artists who are doing the work, so that artists have a more solid foundation upon which to make art?

Generally, I start by observing the existing and popular narratives in my social spheres and media, and the pressures I face in my own life experiences. As someone who is "newly" trans, I am constantly thinking about what the dominant narratives are around transness, how my work can push against these narratives, and how it already falls into these traps.

Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.

As a person of color, I know race can't be stripped from admiration or preference.

I think white artists have a responsibility to be not only naming white supremacy, but to be using their power and privilege to support artists of color.

I recently did a reading at an elementary school in Ottawa, and one of the children asked me if I was a girl. I said yes. Another child commented that I had a deep voice. I responded: "Can girls have deep voices?" There was a pause and then the group responded, "Yes!"

Art can sometimes be separate from the artist.