write/connect: the blog
thoughts on creativity, craft and connection through a neurodivergent and social justice-oriented lens
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when boredom arrives
Boredom is a defence. It’s an easily accessible emotion that puts up a barrier in our mind so that we don’t have to face what we truly desire – which often requires facing more vulnerable and challenging feelings.
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the distraction economy
Wresting our attention away from agendas designed to distract us is the basis for liberatory action. Yet, despite many of us seeing through the intent of these systems, we seem to be finding it increasingly hard to break out of the trance.
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honouring our passions
Embracing our passionate interests without shame not only gives us joy (which is enough of a reason in and of itself), but also helps us build our personal skills, strengths and creativity.
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listening to what our attention is telling us
I wanted to get curious about my own patterns of attention: to notice how my attention swirls and circles, homes in or is lost – and to ask myself what happens in these different moments, what feelings are present, and what they can tell me.
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writing towards connection in a disconnected world
Given the current world system is predicated on disconnection – on separating different groups of people from each other, dehumanising those considered “other” – writing towards connection feels like one way to orient towards social justice.
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why do you write?
The question I am sitting with at the moment is: How do we stay connected in these times, in ways that help us work towards a more humane, just and sustainable world, but without becoming hopeless and overwhelmed?
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is all writing creative?
In today’s late capitalist society, we are encouraged to be creative, but only in private or profit-oriented ways.
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creativity, craft and connection – or, why I’m starting a blog
I have decided to set up a blog with the aim of encouraging writers, myself included, to embrace creativity in our practice, whatever kind of writing we’re doing.