Drawing on my experience of going for the required Muslim pilgrimage (hajj), THE HEAT OF HAJJ takes a critical spiritual eye to Saudi destruction of important Islamic historical sites, social inequity among Muslims, and personal growth and self-discovery.

#A #NF #MEM #MV #POC #MENA

MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE: MEMOIR OF A TOSS-AWAY WOMAN
I was arrested for murder 5 yrs after a miscarriage.
My memoir is an intimate look at domestic violence, reproductive criminalization, & female bonds behind bars.
#DVPit #Q #NF #M #socialjustice #feminism

A memoir-manifesto for every BIPoC woman mystified by the prospect of motherhood in a crumbling, unjust society, But You’d Be Such a Good Mother is a love letter to and a proposal for non-motherhood as liberation. It was for me — and might be for many more. #DVPit #NF #WOC #OWN

Why use hermit crab essays in my memoir HOUSE OF MIRRORS? The borrowed forms become both container and metaphor, reflecting the shifting masks, expectations, and performances that shape queer and Asian American selfhood. 🏠 🪞

#DVpit #Mem #lgbt #nf #OWN

Part narrative nonfiction/part memoir, THE HEAT OF HAJJ is a personal, spiritual, and political meditation on the racism, capitalism, bureaucracy, and Saudi Arabian fear around going for hajj: the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Makkah required for Muslims.

#DVPit #MEM #NF $MV #MENA #Asian #POC

Visibility in the writing world is risky; we face the primal terror of rejection. My book combines the method & mindset of neuroscience to rewire the brain, transforming the timid writer into a publishing maverick. Award-winning author & coach. Relatable voice w/underdog arc.
#DVpit #NF #BVM #WOC

🐦 THE CALL OF THE DUNNOCK🦋

Housebound and isolated one woman embarks on a journey to discover the wild creatures in her suburban garden and in doing so, finds new ways to connect to the world and to herself.

#DVpit #NF nature/memoir

To every #BIPoC woman questioning the possibility of motherhood while our economic, social, and political foundations crumble, But You’d Be Such a Good Mother is a memoir-manifesto that offers an audacious proposal: non-motherhood as a unique form of reparations. #DVPit #OWN #WOC #NF

On the dangerous, dusty plains, curious cowboy George McJunkin learns the land so well that when a downpour uncovers huge bones, George knows it's a major discovery. He must convince someone to believe him before they're gone.
#BIPOC #PB #DVPIT #NF #OWN

This is an autobiographical graphic novella about cycling from Bute to plockton, visiting 11 islands, sharing insights on the ways of life off of the beaten track from the perspective of an islander.

(Comic samples from previous comic.)
#GN #DVpit #DVart #ND #LGBT #TV #NF #Mem #illustrator #Novella

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Why do Muslims risk their lives for hajj, the required pilgrimage? Taking a critical spiritual eye to racism, capitalism, and Saudi's fear-based bureaucracy, I answer this question drawing on my 2024 hajj, Sunni/Shi'a origins, and theatre expertise.

Plus, I almost die.

#DVPit #A #MV #NF #MENA #POC

🦜 BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES X BODY MEDICINE 🦋

Housebound, isolated and chronically ill, I embark on a journey to discover the wild creatures in my suburban garden, finding new ways to connect to the world and to myself.

#DVpit #NF nature/memoir

As a Sunni-Shi'a Muslim, in 2024, I went for hajj, the required pilgrimage. 1,000+ died from daily temps over 100°F. How did selfies, Saudi bureaucracy/fear/racism, rituals, weather, and logistical nightmares shape this spiritually profound experience?

#DVPit #A #NF #MEM #MV #POC #MENA #Asian #OWN

SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING X IN THE DREAM HOUSE

HOUSE OF MIRRORS is a memoir in forms like a quiz, a newspaper, and a Choose Your Own Adventure, about a gay Asian man's search for love, belonging, and identity across overlapping worlds of family, race, culture, and desire 🏠🪞

#DVpit #Mem #lgbt #NF

On the dangerous, dusty plains, curious cowboy George McJunkin learns the land so well that when a downpour uncovers huge bones, George knows it's a major discovery. He must convince someone to believe him before they're gone.
#BIPOC #DVPIT #PB #NF #OWN

Autobiographical comic about cycling/sailing the inner Hebrides of Scotland from a local islanders perspective sharing their love of Scotland along the way.

(Sample art from previous comic about cycling to Rome)

#GN #DVpit #DVart #ND #LGBT #TV #NF #Mem #illustrator #Novella

🌵🐤CALL OF THE DUNNOCK 🐤🌵

One suburban Scottish garden. One small brown bird. One life changing moment. The story of how a chronically ill housebound woman discovers the beauty of Glasgow’s urban wildlife while coming to terms with chronic illness.

#DVpit #NF nature/memoir

A love letter to exhausted, overachieving #BiPOC women pressured to sacrifice even more of themselves in motherhood, But You’d Be Such a Good Mother is a memoir-manifesto that asks what women gain when they say no. Maybe, just maybe: a beautiful, restful life that’s all their own. #DVPit #WOC #NF