Category: writing
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An open letter to the NKCF
A letter that I sent to the National Keratoconus Foundation about something that’s been on my mind lately. My name is Keidra Chaney, I am a Keratoconus patient and proud donor to the National Keratoconus Foundation. I’d like to thank NKCF for your continuing work in raising greater awareness and understanding of Keratoconus for doctors, […]
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A garden walk between love and hate
Originally performed at Tuesday Funk, September 1, 2020 This is a story about the power of love and nurturing during hard times. It’s also a story about hate, and how sometimes hate is transformative, sometimes liberating. I know that in these divisive times. talking about embracing hate doesn’t feel constructive, but please bear with me, […]
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A Love Letter to Hair Love
Originally performed at the 1st Annual Naw-scars show in Chicago on Feb 7, 2020 I first heard about Hair Love, the Oscar-Nominated animated short, in 2017, when it was a Kickstarter campaign from director Matthew Cherry. I saw the pitch for it on Twitter, thought the idea was cute, threw some money at it, and kept […]
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Writing to Get My Life
It’s the first week of 2020, so of course I am feeling at once overwhelmed and refreshed. Thinking about possibilities while also trying to catch up (at least with work). It’s been a good opportunity for me to think about what I want to do and what I don’t want to do, this year, and […]
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What I’m Up To In The Next Couple of Weeks
Trying to start the new year off with a bang to keep myself distracted from freaking out over the impending loss of health insurance and other pressing issues. I’ll be out and about, talking and hosting so please come check me out. On Tuesday, January 24th I’ll be co-hosting a post-inauguration discussion and lecture […]
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What I’ve been up to: Fall edition
When people at cocktail parties or whatever ask me “what have you been up to?” and I say “oh not much,” usually I am lying. I am just bad at talking about myself, and/or my brain is so focused on whatever I am doing at the moment, I forgot all the other stuff. I have […]
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What Do I Want?
Note: 20 x 2 is a twice yearly event where 20 people across different walks of life and disciplines are invited to answer a question in their own unique way: Here’s how I answered the question “What Do I Want?” last Saturday for the event.(One of my songs was also playing in the back) So, for the […]
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When the burnout wall comes crashing on you, and it’s on fire.
I definitely hit a wall in the past month or so that’s become noticeable by some of my friends and family. I feel tired all the time. And not physically tired: I’ll get up, and go to the gym and such; I am physically fine in that respect. I’m just feeling stressed and mentally exhausted. […]
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Quiet, everyone. Especially me.
Instead of going to a networking-y kind of event, I am sitting at home on the couch watching Austenland. I know I should go, I want to go, and I probably will go, but the idea of going makes me so tired. Mostly because I spent a good chunk of my evening last night talking […]
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Reading more than you write in the age of hot takes
(also published on The Learned Fangirl) It’s been an overwhelming publishing cycle over in Hot Take City. I’ve read two book anthologies worth of Beyonce “Formation” think pieces and the video is not even a week old yet. On a semi-related note, I’ve been a part of three different conversations with burned out pop culture writers […]
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