Catapult
What Lies Behind the Words: On Translating While Trans
For me, the real litmus test of fluency has always been: Can I use this language to convince a native speaker that I exist?
Translating for My Friends Is My Love Language
Whenever I travel, I make a point to speak the local language as much as possible.
Beginning to Write in Wazhazhe ie
I dream of raising a child with Wazhazhe ie as their first language.
Becoming Fluent in Baby Talk
Parenting didn’t just change the way I talked and behaved, it changed the way I saw the world.
Writing to Preserve My Family on the Page
Family has blessed my life and trusted me to tell our stories for true. To render us on the page in recognizable ways. From the first word to the last.
Translating the Immigrant Experience Into Fiction
These stories are my inheritance, which is not the same as sole ownership.
RATIONING SWEETGRASS
a steadfast soul-birth, tried and true / this is where you sing creation into being
Quitting Beef
Yes, burgers rule. They’re one of America’s truly great exports. They’re also a symbol of ecological tone deafness.
GET FUCKED & DIE! Poetica
Though, no man can disappoint me / as much as the body I was / born into. Kidding, obvi. I’m Chilling!