I’ve always been interested in world-building, so for my project, I’ve mapped out and explored the stories of four key places in a world I will use to explore nuanced identity.
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Sydney Johnson
Mentee
Sydney Johnson is a long time reader, inquisitive writer and student. She loves listening to and making music, her houseplants and the visual and written arts. Her goal as a writer is to have the ability to guide her readers into understanding even her most complex thoughts.
Favorite Authors & Artists
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Artist‘s Statement
My interest in how tone can affect a piece of writing paints most of my writing projects. I hope different voice reads each work and tells new and nuanced stories.
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All the Buildings Look the Same
I’ve always been interested in world-building, so for my project, I’ve mapped out and explored the stories of four key places in a world I will use to explore nuanced identity.
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my january, my silvermist
Odes to the greenery in my house that keep me constantly conflicted.
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Hearing Too Much, Smelling Too Little
An attempted recording of the strange sensations of synesthesia and anosmia.
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tortoise shell coral venus fly-traps
There is a convenience store in town, owned by a gentle shopkeeper. In the shop, the year’s Venus flytraps are dying… only until the kids arrive.
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things hidden on the surface of skin
These stanzas are the documentation of the pieces of people I’m allowed to see.