My debut book of poetry; The Devil Bakes A Cake For His Wife is scheduled to be released in late '25. Meanwhile, my book Mood, with a foreword by Tom Antona (of Alice Donut), is to be announced v. soon (also within 2025).
Both books are something that I have put a tremendous amount of work into, with Mood having been in the making for over 4 years and The Devil Bakes A Cake For His Wife, having been in the making for over 2 years. On and off I have had a great desire to write but have also been dealing with deeply personal things. Very big hugs to my husband, for encouraging me to keep with it, despite me feeling somewhat overwhelmed, whenever I revisit things and write longform but also for understanding my intent behind Mood.
This is also a Tom Antona appreciation post. Seriously this guy, who is a fierce pure-talent, is forever cool and someone who has my respect. To be given the privilege to talk in depth, about art and passion and beyond - tons of conversations, with an artist, whom I admire means so much to me. Words do not cut it. Like, at all. Tom has basically been a mentor to me. His sincere words have helped me a great deal, when I wasn't so sure and more than that, inspired me to keep going. When someone can do that, talk to you, as an artist, and revive in you this sense of confidence in what you are doing, is nothing short of amazing and I am so grateful. He also owns multiple pieces of my art (pieces that I always assumed would not find homes) and that in and of itself is deeply heartwarming. Trying to capture my gratitude in words fails me because it is more than what I could put words on. People who know me know that I don't expect much, especially in the way of anyone giving a damn about what I do. So it means alot to me. It's a huge deal to me. Props to my husband for putting us in touch, ages ago. And Tom, you already know how much this means to me but seriously, thank you so, so much.