write/connect: the blog
thoughts on creativity, craft and connection through a neurodivergent and social justice-oriented lens
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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.