Jumi Bello

Being a black woman drifting on the Asian continent is a permanently bewildering and public experience. #blacktravel #wanderlust #Beijing

Thinking about the dreams of mad people in America and the fact that I share my birthday with Martin Luther King Jr. We, the dark + disabled, have dreams too. More to come soon.

And so it begins. The utter joy of a new story looking me in the eye, telling me its’ name. I grasp its outstretched hand, and tell it mine.

I didn’t know I was going to write this today, but then again we never really know until we do. tinyurl.com/52pbry3j

Learning to scuba dive has had a profound effect on my cptsd symptoms & initially I was like "writing about niche, designer trauma treatment is a nonstarter" but given the amount of coverage on ketamine & MDMA for everything I feel I should be allowed to recommend Looking at Fish

She’s coming.

Hello World. This is me, writing once more to you, from a place of joy. Sincerely, Jum

@ChrisDnns Thank you for writing this. Reading it makes me feel less alone in the world.

What in the world. Is it too dramatic to say that my whole life has been leading up to this!? BEST AMERICAN ESSAYIST, who? Honestly, as someone in recovery from addiction, writing about that experience and all the things that led to it, included in BAE. Unbelievable, actually. 🖤

@EMirengoff @StoryLitMag @SrikanthDamera8 When my husband and I were dating, Carmen Maria Machado came to my house for a party after her reading. I was so nervous I almost didn’t talk to her, but my hubby told me, “ I refuse to let you miss your dream”, took my hand and strode me right up to her.

I came home recently to find my first print story (at the incomparable @StoryLitMag) beautifully framed by @SrikanthDamera8 and hanging over my bookcase. How has your partner supported your writing dreams? Pics encouraged--trying to fill my timeline with ❤️ on this rainy weekend.

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Tell me your favorite books that illuminate 1960s/1970s London that look at marginalized groups.

@miostark Totally deserved. I hope you’ve picked up A Tiny Upward Shove. I thought of you when I bought the book.

@jumibello JUMI!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA

It’s 3am here and my brain is SCREAMING. Can’t sleep. Will I wake up tomorrow and still remember that I got into the Sewanee Writers’ Conference on a Tennessee Williams Scholarship?

Does anyone know good books or writers on anti-psychiatry?

@augiewatts Aaron, I’m so excited for you!

“Imagining a better future—a survivable future—is itself the radical act that compels immigration.” Meet ALIENHOOD, a newsletter from @PeriplusCollect Fellow and Joel Gay Creative Fellow @jesusrodriguezb. alienhood.substack.com/p/papers-after…

@AllisonAlexy @annablabs I’d recommend Yuko Tshushima!

“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.” lithub.com/aimee-bender-o…

Picked up some long awaited TBR. Can’t wait to dip into Robert Walker and @ingrid_rojas_c as I start writing my artist statement for residencies.