Hi, I’m Aimee
I’m an award-winning storyteller who draws on my experiences of being queer, disabled, chronically ill and a dog lover in my writing and facilitation. My writing explores practices of finding peace in fluctuating bodies and minds. I co-founded the Unruly Writers Club, a community of practice for disabled queer and trans writers, and informs the creation of the One Good Thing Writing Studio.
Due to Long Covid my creative methodology has transformed from uninterrupted to alternating creative time with regenerative breaks in order to prevent crashing.
This illness has taught me to try to separate my worth from my productivity and enjoy creating my current poetry manuscript as a practice of cultivating micro-joys. One Good Thing flows directly from my experience relearning and developing a creative practice that works with, not against, my body.
My Approach
I’ve been working away on my poetry collection that centres on how I interacted with water as a way to come back to body living with Long Covid. Through the writing process I’ve developed this method for writing that centres micro joys in my creative practice and daily life.
I’ve made a writing workshop based on this and I’m excited to invite you to join me this fall.
Conversational
I believe the stories people need to tell are there; they just need support, confidence and some creative experimentation to realize them.
Community-building is key
In slugging through the long haul of writing consistently. I enjoy drawing on humour and the exchange of stories to build connections between members.