musings of a multipotentialite
I just got an email telling me that my entry did not make the cut for the 20 finalists for the 2026 Rare Artist Contest, so I’m going to post the entry here for posterity. Photograph Camera: Sony a6000 Artist Statement (200 Words) I was diagnosed with Arteriovenous Malformation at 22. Confronting mortality so young…
My photographs are being shown in my first ever local artist showcase at a local cafe!
この病室で/考える時間は/腐るほどある
In 2022… Not much happened, but the few things that DID happen were pretty monumental in my life. Like publishing a book.
3 months post-birth, Hiroko goes on a 12 week fitness challenge after re-reading “The 12 Week Year.”
Brain surgery left me with debilitating disabilities. It was only after I embraced my needs and accommodations that I found a dream career in tech as a technical writer and published author.
10年前、私は「自由の翼」を失った。22歳の時に受けた脳手術の後遺症で歩く事が困難になったのだ。だからこそ去年譲り受けたこの中古車は私にはとても思い入れがあるプレゼントなのである。
9 years ago, I experienced my first Seizure. Today, I write a letter to my 21-year-old self, who has no idea what is coming.
I’m constantly running a race against myself and my body. Against my brain, my disabilities, my fate, whatever it may be. Ever since that fateful day, 8 years ago, I’ve been running a race against time, living on what I perceive to be “borrowed time.”
2018. What can I say, except wow. It was a year of many many unexpected beginnings, trials, and impact on my identity as a person. I said Yes to many things, and No to others, and being able to realize my boundaries and limitations have allowed me to find myself in situations that I couldn’t…