Vayl Larkin (they/them)

@VaylLarkinPoet@disabled.social
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I'm a Trans, Nonbinary, Disabled, Wheelchair-modded writer living in Pittsburgh, PA, Lanape Territory. I write poetry, plays, short fiction and some wildly speculative essays!

Whimsy improves most things. (Like the bunny and toy moose in my BG!) Those it does not, deserve their gravity and weight. Two things can be true at the same time. Eyes open to see injustice, heart open too. <3

(Bio/extra fields include all profile image #AltText info)

EthnicityIrish
Height5 feet
Eye ColorHazel Green
HairShort, Curly & Fuscia (purple in pic)

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

Our joy terrifies them.

Live it up.

<3

#TDOV #Trans

It's such a very lovely day here. The Climate Change is keeping the breeze nice and warm, and folks are gathering to do their civic duty in this great nation of ours!

Also I have this cat and what Might be a metric ton of weed, so take my assessment of the situation with a grain of salt.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cat #Vote

1. Homelessness has risen by 6% in the U.S. since 2017

2. Approximately 11,000 Americans are estimated to have died of heat exposure in 2023. 2024 is on track to be significantly worse.

3. Almost all U.S. municipalities do not report the deaths of homeless Americans.

Do. The. Math.

Donate to homeless individuals, Especially those who appear to have no shelter at all. Please.

TITLE:
Evinrood, Ambivalent

#catstodon #catsofmastodon #caturday

I think white, able, cis, straight people and any of us with any selection of those qualities, should keep in mind that empathy is when you Think you know how someone feels. It's not a friggin psychic power. STOP assuming you understand and Listen. Learn to act with love when you Don't understand.

Photo of harvest mice in flowers to compensate for rant:

Really cool hybrid series I'm involved with this month with our DASL and Actor from Words of the Prophets, Maleni Chaitoo. Come see the play and ask questions! :)

#Theater #HybridEvent #Deaf #Homeless #Zoom

My first #PoetryFeature after my lil vacation! Upcoming gigs with In One Ear, Chicago, and Spoken Word Online - London. This first is going to be awesome though, so come and get your #poetry on! :)

Today is Trans Voice day.
You've heard me talk about the violence that trans people face on a daily basis.
It is worse now.
It is getting even worse.

This is designed as a community Rite, a ritual for our sorrow, our anger, and our defiance - A ritual calling for mercy and justice from those in power, and those who can influence them.

Please, wake up.

-Vayl

Ritual To Summon Roses:
a group performance
to honor our fallen Trans Loved Ones

(captions provided)

https://youtu.be/bbO7Y3tWwcw

#Trans

Ritual to Summon Roses 2023

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

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Are you a Trans Writer, Actor, or Speaker? Are you a proud and vocal Ally?

Would you be interested in participating in a memorial to the Trans Lives lost to violence during Pandemic?

We will be reading, in a round, my poem including all of the names of those lost in the US 2020-present. The piece will be recorded via Zoom and submitted to several events. We will solicit donations for trans orgs.

Please DM Me if you would like to participate!

#PrideMonth #TransPride #TransLives #AntiFascist

Well, my play premiered in NYC tonight. So surreal. It's a workshop run, so we took feedback after. In a cast with no white actors, three ASL performers, two Deaf, and a wheelchair dancer, the most common complaint was lack of inclusion. *sigh*