Writing

  • First Cover Mention

    My poem, “Gifting Ceremonies” is in the fall issue of Ricepaper Magazine. This is my first appearance in the magazine. It’s a four-part poem about the gifts of cherry trees made from the Japanese government to various cities in North America, and the highly ritualized gift customs of the Japanese. Fiction by Ann Shin, and…

  • Social Media Tips for Indiegogo Fundraisers

    Last spring, Vancouver activist and Ph.D. candidate Rodrigo Caballero launched an Indiegogo campaign to support his fantastic  initiative, Comics With a Cause. It’s a free comic that speaks out against violence against women, and he’s both its creator and series writer. However, initially, his communications campaign consisted mainly of creating a Facebook page and reaching out…

  • Laborious Fruits

    The sporatic-ness of posts here is counter-balanced by reviews and posts elsewhere. In response to the dismal counts of women’s writing being reviewed, as well as women who review on both VIDA and CWILA, I put aside the diffidence I had towards leaping into the critical fray. This reluctance I now see as historically and…