Keisa Reynolds
storyteller
Patreon
Patreon
Email
Email
Links
Shop
get digital zines
3 products
published writing
Excerpt by Keisa Reynolds from the Anthology “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition” – Another Chicago Magazine
Excerpt by Keisa Reynolds from the Anthology “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition” – Another Chicago Magazine
The latest in our FORTHCOMING series of excerpts from new and recent books: I understand intimately how our society makes demands of women and creates the conditions that make it impossible to meet…
The Richmond I Love: Misunderstood as a Rebellious Teenager
The Richmond I Love: Misunderstood as a Rebellious Teenager
"The Richmond I love taught me about pride and purpose as I grew up learning to defend its character," the author writes.
You Can’t Organize Alone - In These Times
You Can’t Organize Alone - In These Times
Political education used to happen in person. We should bring that practice back.
get to know me
Do I Have to Be Understood to Take Up Space?: An Essay in Three Parts
Do I Have to Be Understood to Take Up Space?: An Essay in Three Parts
Two years ago, a colleague told me that I should get more comfortable with being seen. He didn’t know that I was emotionally beaten down and couldn’t be bothered with visibility. Despite my workaholic tendencies, the idea of visibility around work makes me itch. I couldn’t stand
On Crafting a Creative Life
On Crafting a Creative Life
2024 marked the 10th anniversary of getting on a stage to tell a story about heartbreak, hot flings, and nurturing the version of myself that wanted to be loved. It was the first time I shared such intimate details of my life outside of a Livejournal entry, and I haven’
The impossible task of crafting a writer's statement
The impossible task of crafting a writer's statement
My writing might appeal most to people who struggle with knowing that what they want is at odds with what is expected of them. I want readers to feel capable of owning their desires as well as their mistakes. We don’t have to keep trying hard to make ourselves into versions that are more lovable, compliant, or non-threatening. If anything, I want readers to know that there is always a community willing to open its arms to someone committed to knowing themselves deeply.
previous
next
sign up for newsletter
subscribe to newsletter
visit my studio
visit my studio
zines, essays, multimedia projects!
Free Zine: Welcome 2 the Unknown
Free Zine: What Buffy Taught Me About Death
Free Zine: Sounds Like a Personal Problem
View on mobile