Nix Kelley

a mountain range with some snow-capped peaks. there are sun-suffused clouds behind them, and the sun glows on the lower right.

on Generational Trauma/on Hope

real elvish rope

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Nix Kelley

We cannot take every memory with us. We do not have to take every memory with us.

a photo of the word 'memories', framed in white, lying with a spray of red berries and a white cloth on a dark knit blanket

on Deathwork & Griefwork/on Mental Health

the things we forget on purpose

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Nix Kelley

Part of why I write here is to bleed off some of the pressure of the years of trauma and grief I've experienced, but it's so hard to write when it really hurts.

a black and white photo of a protest. the person in the forefront has dark skin and a microphone. there is a sign on the left that reads "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

on Chosen Family/on Decolonizing/on Generational Trauma/on Harm & Reciprocity/on Neurodivergence/on Praxis/the Work

capitalism makes no sense to me

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Nix Kelley

When I reject the concept that exploitation of people or resources is just, it becomes antithetical to believe that any of us should put anyone else in a positi...

an open sketchbook with a watercolor flower bud on the left page, and the words 'We create our reality from our daily choices; the world consists of bills of realities."

on Decolonizing/on Generational Trauma/on Praxis

when I know better, I have to do better

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Nix Kelley

I have the ego and expectations of a person with the attention of thousands of people, with the actual followers and subscribers of a person with the attention ...