Status Updates From A History of My Brief Body

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“To be compelled to write beautifully about unbeautiful matters is a minor miracle, but it’s also to declare that the world has been poured onto me and that anyone within earshot has the power to wield a word like a match.”

“There’s dizzying evidence of the unlivability of Canada wherever one looks. That NDN kids, NDN women and men, queer and trans NDNs, are all enticed by the freedom of non-existence is an ethical problem at the core of Canadian modernity.”

“I’m ravenous for the future, but my longings are incompatible with the available versions of it. Bummer.”

“Do you know how mindless I’ve been about where I plant my feet? The manner in which I stand determines whether I’m a statue or a monument.”