July 2025 Updates
Hi, everyone! I hope your July has been going well! For the first time since April, I’m finally not doing these updates last minute. :) Anyways, my updates are below.
- I worked a bit more on my ren sisters story and, of course, on the TDQP sequel. My sister and I had originally outlined the TDQP trilogy back when we were about 15 and 12, and then I re-outlined it roughly four years later. Now that I’m almost 24, I’m thinking of editing the outline again. My understanding of the world has grown so much since my sister and I first conceived this project, and I know my worldview will continue to adapt and change. It’s been fascinating seeing how this story grows alongside me.
- I’ve been re-reading The Silmarillion the last few months, and it’s been interesting seeing how much sibling relationships and dynamics make up the story.
Anyways, that’s it for this month! I would love to know what collaborative projects you’ve been working on or sibling-related stories you’ve been reading in the comments! This month, I urge you to support USCPR’s Water Is Life Gaza campaign, which is a Palestinian-led project that delivers clean water to families displaced by Israel’s ongoing genocide. I also encourage you to support Refugees in Libya, an organization advocating for refugees throughout North Africa and Europe. Finally, please support the Massachusetts Bail Fund, which is an abolitionist direct service organization that pays bail for those who cannot afford it. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
June 2025 Updates
Hello! I hope you are well! My updates for June are below:
- I worked more on the ren sisters short story and I should be almost done with the first draft soon!
- I also worked more on The Dragon Queen’s Prisoners’ sequel. I’m still in the Nala chapter but it’s progressing forward.
Thank you for reading my updates! Please feel welcome to share any collaborative or sibling-related projects you are working on in the comments. This month, I encourage you to donate to the Sameer Project, a Palestinian initiative working to provide medical aid, supplies, and food in Gaza. Also, please check out ‘Āina Momona, a community organization working toward environmental health, social justice, and Hawaiian sovereignty. Thirdly, Hope Relief and Rehabilitation is a Sudanese organization supporting people with disabilities, particularly in the Nuba Mountains, where famine has been declared. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
May 2025 Updates
Well, hello a bit later than usual this month! I hope you are all well. I have written my updates for this month below.
- I wrote a bit more of The Dragon Queen’s Prisoners sequel. It’s a chapter from Nala’s perspective, and diving more into her emotions has been interesting.
- I also wrote more of the ren sisters short story, and it’s been a journey diving into their complicated relationship.
That’s all for this month and I would love to hear about what stories you have been working on or sibling-related stories you recommend reading below! This month, if you live in the US, I encourage you to contact your congresspeople to urge action regarding the ongoing forced famine in Gaza here and to advocate against cutting SNAP here. Please also review Saroyah’s Twitter list here for updated information regarding the continuing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.
April 2025 Updates
Hello! I hope you are doing alright. My updates for the month are below.
- I wrote more of the ren sisters story and did a little more work on The Dragon Queen’s Prisoners sequel. I also now have a Neocities site and Wix blog that you can find on my Carrd.
- On a sweet note, a friend got me into Bluey, and the sibling dynamic between Bluey and Bingo has seriously been reminding me so much of my sister and me when we were little.
As always, thank you for checking out my updates! Please share your writing updates and any sibling-related stories you’ve been reading/watching in the comments! This month, I encourage you to support the Basandja Coalition, which lifts the voices of Indigenous and local communities in the Congo Basin, and FiveforFive, a collective fund for trans women in the UK. Also, please check out AILA’s immigration advocacy resources. For more resources and organizations to support, please look here.