“Estrangement has truly been, and will always be, the best decision of my life.” It's a dream for my words to be quoted in The New York Times. Thank you Catherine Pearson for interviewing me for "The Pain of Sibling Breakups" in Well. @nytimes.com

So thankful to launch my second batch of postcards featuring my original photography at the Survivor Made Market at Free From's Survivor Wealth Summit. They're available online now: ko-fi.com/s/f5e9205c7b

If anyone is in LA this Wednesday, I'll be one of more than 30 vendors at the Survivor Made Market as part of FreeFrom's Survivor Wealth Summit. I'll be selling postcards featuring my photography from my international travels as well as an anthology I'm published in. RSVP now: bit.ly/SM-market

“To me, writing ethically means acknowledging abuse. In a society that prioritizes both good and bad parents, I could finally read stories that resonated with my own survival instead of blaming me for ripping apart my already broken family.” longreads.com/2025/07/03/e... Thank you @longreads.com

I'm available to be a panelist for #AWP26. I was a panelist for #AWP25 for "Abroad as an Escape: International Exchange & Trauma Informed Writing." I'm interested in speaking about: memoir, flash essay, MFA, FGLI, poverty, silence, trauma, abuse, survival, international exchange, Fulbright, tea,

I’m attending Lit Fest (Lighthouse). I am one of 10 students working with Alex Marzano-Lesnevich! After I read “The Fact of a Body,” I altered the structure of my memoir to be a braided narrative. What a dream! I'm running a Ko-Fi & selling postcards to cover costs: ko-fi.com/post/Upcomin...

Trauma travels with us abroad and in our writing too. I'm thrilled to moderate and be a panelist at AWP. Please join me and my panelists for our session: Abroad as an Escape: International Exchange & Trauma-Informed Writing on Saturday. Are you attending AWP this year? I'd love to meet! #AWP2025

I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.

I created a Starter Pack for the Authors Guild. If you're a member and want to be added, let me know in the AG's community page. go.bsky.app/HpnFofY

MY MEMOIR COVER IS HERE!!!! 😁💛 Come celebrate with me, the cover of HOW TO BE UNMOTHERED: a Trinidadian Memoir 🇹🇹 with @RestlessBooks And preorders are ready! Release date June 3, 2025 🔥 Preorder now at @barnesandnoble.bsky.social, @powells.bsky.social Amazon, Greenlight Bookstore, & much more 🤓

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

I'm hosting a tea and creative workshop online with Tiny Spoon on March 1st and 2nd (2-4pm Pacific Time). Open to anyone across the world. We'll explore the etymology of 茶，oral storytelling traditions, tea poetry, & have writing prompts across the workshops. tinyspoon.org/winter-2025-...

#Essayists! Would love to see more cnf in the @westbranchmagazine.bsky.social submissions database! Flash and work under 3500 words most welcome. No fee submissions. We pay contributors. Additional details: westbranchsubmissions.bucknell.edu

As ever, on #元宵節 #LanternFestival —the first full moon of the lunar year, when lanterns light up the night. A well-known 11th c. lyric attributed to statesman Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 and also to woman poet Zhu Shujen 朱淑真 #everynightapoem (slightly tweaked my old translation)

Here is a script you can use for any issue. Find your reps' # at reps.fyi or 5calls.org. Every time you see a news story that horrifies you: call, or something else about it. It matters to say what you believe. You are setting a norm.

NOW HIRING: Executive Director Lambda Literary is seeking an Executive Director (ED) to lead Lambda Literary as a powerful advocate against the suppression of LGBTQ narratives. This is a fully remote position with some travel within the US. Salary: $150k lambdaliterary.org/2024/08/now-...

If your boss or company tells you to do something unethical: don't say yes. Make them write it down.

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund. www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.

A good writer will never bullshit you

Las Vegas folks. I am pleased to share that I will be hosting a workshop supported by Black Mountain Institute at UNLV in two weeks. "Poetry Plucked from the Tea Gardens" is free and registration is now open! Spots are limited. @BlackMtnInst @unlv.bsky.social forms.gle/bv5PdTQHqRS1...

Are you estranged from family? Do you have a story to tell about it? For the anthology Broken Free (Catapult, April 2026), I am seeking personal essays and flash nonfiction about a few specific topics. Please visit bit.ly/estrangedanthology for submission guidelines and more info. Deadline 3/9.

Good morning. You are still here. Do something kind for someone you love today--and if you can, for someone else in your community, even if they're a stranger. We're in this together. ❤️

"Art is one way to work out touch gone wrong." Myriam Gurba

Once a friend said to me about her future wedding look: I want people to see me and say “who the hell does she think she is?” This remains my goal as a writer.

"There are those who struggle for a day and they are good. There are others who struggle for a year and they are better. There are those who struggle many years and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives. These are the indispensable ones." Bertolt Brecht

We now have 80 resilient memoirists writing about toxic families, abuse, and estrangement! Room for more if you're writing on those topics, whether you write books, essays, flash, micro, whatever length. #memoir #memoirists #writingcommunity #CPTSD #trauma #survivor #estrangement go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH

I'm selling postcards featuring my original photography until November 26th. Discount if you buy a set of 5. ko-fi.com/s/ada44b5103

I'm 5 subscribers away from having 350 subscribers to my free monthly newsletter. Who wants to join? I include writing insight, travel updates, a writing prompt, and a tea corner. Why don't you grab a cup of tea and join my adventures? tinyurl.com/anesce

Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!

Jenna Tang on how there is no such thing as a “perfect survivor”

Dear Editors — If you’re considering publishing an article about issues related to transgender people, then perhaps you should consider assigning that article to a transgender journalist. Don’t have any transgender journalists in your newsroom? @transjournalists.org has several valuable resources:

You don’t have to go back this Thanksgiving. Or, ever.

A forever favorite from Stanley Kunitz 💙

Help us uncover the realities often hidden behind closed doors. If you've experienced domestic abuse and want to share, consider speaking on our podcast. Your story could help others. Get in touch when you're comfortable. ##DomesticAbuse

Why are domestic abusers still being granted unsupervised contact? This puts lives at risk and sends a message that abuse isn't serious. Courts need to prioritize safety over an abuser's desires. Supervised contact should be the norm in abuse cases. ##FamilyCourt

I'm gearing up for a free #travelwriting webinar with superstars Meera Dattani and @jenrosesmith.bsky.social. Join me in getting heavily caffeinated and talking shop on December 5, 10am EST/7am PST! Grab a ticket here: bit.ly/travelmediaw... #journalism #narrativenonfiction #writingtips #travel

Our digital nomad starter pack is growing. Let us know if there are any people, cool tools or resources we should include 👇 #travel #digitalnomad #travelblog #remote #travelers #tools #signalboost #thailand #bali

I've reached 50 writers and decided to share, but will keep adding as requested. If you haven't yet asked to be included but would like to be, let me know in the comments! go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH #memoir #memoirists #CPTSD #trauma #estrangement #survivor #resilient

As difficult holidays approach, I wanted to share a resource for anyone who is estranged from their family: www.togetherestranged.org Together Estranged has virtual support groups and has a calendar full of events for December. Please share.

I've created a starter pack for the estranged: of counselors, writers, and other professionals who speak ethically about estrangement. Reply to be added/taken off. go.bsky.app/9YK1y9Q

To celebrate my arrival on Bluesky, I’m sharing the most important sentence in my forthcoming book, #thepowerofparting. (But I hope you’ll read all the other sentences too!)

Hello writers! I am creating my own starter pack of memoirists currently writing about surviving childhood trauma and/or have estranged from family members. If you'd like to be included, let me know! #memoir #writing #trauma #estrangement I include a picture of Tiberius apropos of nothing.

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I'm a writer & educator who lived in Asia for 5 years & recently returned to the US to begin my MFA. I write about tea, China, India, sustainability, travel, international education, access to education, poverty, women's empowerment, domestic violence, gender based violence, and estrangement.