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.

Music is my first love, where my artistic journey began.

I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then "accidentally" sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress the girls, who would then defend me from the boys.

Should I be collaborating with artists of color solely because of their race and my politics? This question is weighted with my own worry that I have been invited to speak or collaborate solely because of my race, and not because of my abilities.

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

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

As much as I believe in the capacity for art to create change, and as much as being an artist is physically and emotionally challenging, there is ultimately something a bit comfortable about making art in the comfort of your own home.