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.

I couldn't write about love without writing about hate - specifically, how the experience of hatred embeds itself in the body and prevents love from entering or leaving.

My interest in language is steadfast, but I think each project and its accompanying intentions dictate how language must be used.

When I do book readings, I always incorporate music or singing.

I especially worry about the ways Canadians can be glib about our supposed difference from the US in our "acceptance" of "diversity."

Now is not the time for Canadians to be sanctimonious. It is time for us to be prudent and active.

I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.