content note: in this mycelial creative world, i weave identity in all its tangled beauty, the parts that break, re-form, and bloom us in new ways. some of it may feel tender or intense to meet. i offer content notes as thoughtfully as i can, knowing that “where appropriate” for me may not match every threshold. i do my best in practice, so you can stay warm in your agency and choice.
this page gathers works of mine that lives beyond naeborhood projects, writing, poems, and visual pieces hosted by community orgs, journals, and platforms. please explore them at your pace. each listing includes access information.
The staying kind: Storytelling as a tool for reconnection and repair
in this essay, I reflect on storytelling as a relational practice — one rooted in care, honesty, and responsibility — rather than extraction, branding, or performance. I explore what it means to stay with one another through complexity, harm, and repair, and how storytelling can support reconnection when it is practiced with tenderness and accountability.
this piece invites fundraisers, organizers, cultural workers, and community builders to reconsider how stories are held, shared, and stewarded, especially in work that claims to be community-centered.
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naeborhood projects was included in the 2025 Disability Holiday Gift Guide, curated by Emily Ladau and Kate Caldwell. I am grateful for this recognition and to be named alongside disabled makers, artists, and storytellers whose work shapes our communities with care and creativity.
if you want to support disability led and centered work, the guide is a beautiful and joyful place to start.
becoming the desert’s memory
becoming the desert’s memory is a graphite drawing on cardstock paper. this visual piece was welcomed into Community-Centric Fundraising’s Content Hub, a space where community, reciprocity, and storytelling sit at the center of fundraising practice. the artwork depicts a human figure intertwined with a cactus, symbolizing survival, memory, and renewal. it lives within CCF’s broader ecosystem of thought and care.
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At the 46th Annual INTIX Conference in New York City, accessibility strategists nae vallejo and Dani Rose led the workshop “Let’s Raise the Woof: Service Animals and Customer Service.” The session helps live event staff understand service animal accommodations and improve customer service.
Rose and Vallejo cover ADA requirements, practical strategies for welcoming all patrons, and ways to make venues inclusive. They also include Roady, a black Labrador service dog, to demonstrate real service animal tasks and explain the difference from emotional support animals.
Topics include emergency planning, seating considerations, fraud prevention, and how to interact appropriately with service animals: “No touch, no talk, no eye contact.” Attendees leave with practical knowledge to make venues safer, more inclusive, and confident in handling service animal needs.
Read the full newsletter article about our INTIX workshop, “Let’s Raise the Woof: Service Animals and Customer Service”, and learn how live event venues can better welcome service animals and their guardians.
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