Where Have I Been?

A quick update on my current situation.

Hau kola (greetings friends).

So it's been a hot minute since I shared anything. I've been struggling with my anxiety/panic disorder a lot lately which lead to me asking for a hiatus from writing for

The Big Picture

Then I was laid off from my job as a writer, editor and trainer.

Thanks Musk & Zuck!

Their mismanagement—total incompetence in Musk's case—took a once thriving company to the brink of bankruptcy and drastic measures were needed to stay afloat.

I honestly bear no ill will. It wasn’t personal or even business—it was survival.

They were an amazing organization to work for since September of 2016. 💔 I'm grateful they were able to keep me on staff as long as they did.

So after a week of processing, you can expect to see more of me here.

I'm already working on five new pieces about:

• can you be Christian and not a bigot

• where my commitment to LGBTQ+ equality came from

• Hawaii and what Indigenous peoples mean by “decolonize”

• thoughts from the marginalized view

• how people like Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh and Brock Turner are created

I'm also going to start doing a weekly meme post.

I've been going through my archives since I was laid off and I've accumulated quite a few mostly humorous memes I want to share.

For all of you who subscribe, philámayaye (thank you) for supporting me.

All my posts here are free with no paywalls including on the comments so please join me there if you have questions or insights or just want to say hello.

For my paid subscribers, itaŋcan kin kiçi niunpi ni (blessings upon you)!

Philámayaye wopíla (thank you very much) for the vote of confidence and making space for a neurodivergent, gender stereotype nonconforming, Indigenous woman in the public sphere.

Talk with you all soon.

Aŋpétu wašté yuhá pe (have a good day)!