“I think in ven diagrams, it’s how I process new information and make sense of the world around me.”

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Time: I wrote this down in April 2026 (per the journal entry date)
Location: On my roof, usually at sunset

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When did you first want to create this piece? What gave you the idea?

I think in ven diagrams, it’s how I process new information and make sense of the world around me. In this case, I was talking to my best friend, Eva, about her experience being in grad school, and the barriers to higher education, when she mentioned this fact about jury duty. It really stuck with me, and it sparked a larger conversation between us about the many different power dynamics in our society.

What parts of your everyday life — your routines, responsibilities, relationships, surroundings, or inner world — find their way into your creative work?

I live with my best friend of 11 years, Eva. She is really my sister at this point–no one knows me better. Every night we come home and yap about everything and anything. We love to dive in on cultural commentary, and frequently, I will continue metabolizing things we talked about on my own, via my writing. Sometimes it’s in a poem, sometimes it’s a standup joke, or in this case, it was a short journal entry with a ven diagram.

What does the making of this work look like behind the scenes — the rituals, materials, moods, drafts, questions, or inspirations that help it become?

I write in my journal on the roof of my apartment building, or on benches at various parks. There is something about journaling where I am allergic to doing it inside–I will journal on a bench in the snow rather than in my room. A lot of my journal entries are topics I talked about first with Eva, then went away to continue thinking about on my own.

What do you wish people knew about the inner process behind this work?

If you are someone like me, who thinks in phrases but loves a visual to connect them, I highly recommend drawing some ven diagrams and having yourself a good think.