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.

I feel like I have had to catch up to the art I've made, and learn from the protagonists I have written, especially in relation to gender.

I continue to explore poetry.

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

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

My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.

As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump.