Jumi Bello

I write because our stories matter. This world is ours too.

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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.

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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.

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

I didn’t know I was going to write this today, but then again we never really know until we do. https://t.co/v3Qa8XtJHY

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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

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She’s coming.

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

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

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

@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.

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[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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

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

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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

[Periplus @PeriplusCollect]

“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. https://t.co/eVCD6V3P2W

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

@AllisonAlexy @annablabs I’d recommend Yuko Tshushima!

[Literary Hub @lithub]

“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea.” https://t.co/pQz91Awj1q

[Jumi Bello @jumibello]

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.