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.

In poetry, I didn't have to provide resolution. I could ask hard questions without feeling responsible for the answers.

I continue to explore poetry.

I don't yet know what style will be required for my next novel, but my sense is that each book will involve a new relationship to language.

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 have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.

If anything, I have witnessed the ways my art travels, or is rendered more accessible, when sanctioned by or connected to white artists.