Persi Writes Weird

Hi!

My name is Persi (they/them), and I’m… Well I’m a lot of things.

Firstly, I’m blind. I like to get that out of the way first, because it impacts on every part of my life and it’s probably going to be reflected in my writing. This doesn’t mean everything I write will be about blindness, in fact most of it definitely isn’t, but at the same time it’s always going to be there in the background. I was born with light perception only, which means there are some aspects of storytelling that I don’t fully understand. I take inspiration from sighted writers of course, but if you find yourself thinking “That’s not what that looks like”, at least you understand why. It may also affect the way my posts look. I’m doing this alone just at the moment, partly because I’m nervous of showing my work to anyone in person and partly because I don’t have anyone with the capacity to help me at present. I’m sorry in advance for any dodgy formatting.

Second, I collect labels like all the dramatic statuary in my house collects dust. It’s not a conscious thing, they just sort of accumulate over time. Because not only am I blind, I’m also non-binary, gender fluid, trans-masc and, I hope, a butch lesbian. I’m sure there’s one I’ve missed, but that’s probably enough for now.

Thirdly, everything I write is weird. I tried being this super serious writer for a bit and it just didn’t work. I can only really do fantasy, Sci-Fi or horror, and even then there are always silly bits. I’d like to give a big list of the writers I take inspiration from, and don’t get me wrong I do have my heroes, but a worrying amount of my work comes to me in dreams. My dreams are long, detailed and vivid, and when I wake up I have this compulsion to write them down. This can cause problems if, for example, I have to get up for work. Now this doesn’t mean everything I put here is based on a dream I’ve had, but more likely than not that’s where at least a part of the idea comes from.

I imagine there are lots of things I’ve forgotten to say, most likely I’ll post this and spend the next week kicking myself for missing something out. For the moment, though, I think that’s all. Do enjoy my work when I get around to publishing it!