When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.

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.

In my thirties, I have felt a greater urgency to make art that highlights what it feels like to be racialized, likely due to living in a country that obscures our racism with the idea of "multiculturalism."

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

I am more likely to get paid for my art if it's presented alongside a white artist, so the questions around value and agency arise: What choices should I make, or do I have to make, if I want to be compensated for my work? Why isn't my art valued on its own?

When I was writing, I wanted every word to be not only deliberate, but musical. Precious.

Writing about racism requires a directness that writing a love story does not.