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thepoetmiranda looks ahead to a new year’s potential
She’s Been Stuck in the Drafts
Some of you have noticed that I haven’t been releasing much new writing for the past six months or so. There are multiple reasons (feeling like my writing wasn’t reaching people, the weight of transphobic harassment, my traditional fall depressive episode, etc.). I wasn’t posting my writing here, but I have been hammering away at my keyboard. Nothing I was writing felt complete, though. I’ve been stuck in the drafts.
I’ve been stuck in the drafts outside my writing, too, in a seemingly never ending cycle of one step forward one step back. We all experience that sometimes. I know you have, too. Breaking out of that takes intention, so I’m setting myself formal goals for 2026. My five goals for the year continue below the advert.
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5 Goals I’ve Set for Myself in 2026
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A lot of my recent reading has been focused on journalism and blogs, and I still need to stay engaged in those spaces (especially because my rights as a trans woman are under attack politically), but I strive to read more books this year.Post More Video Content
Though I’ve made some progress on my vocal feminization training during the past year, vocal dysphoria has been hitting me hard the past few months. I’m going to keep working on getting my voice to where I want it to be, but I’m not going to let my current voice hold me back from more poetry reading videos and miscellaneous social media videos.
I’ve been doing livestreams with Wendy the Druid and some friends on Substack, mostly about unpacking trauma. In addition to those weekly or biweeklyPublish More Writing
In poetry, I’m still working on my two primary book manuscripts, The Escape Act and CarGuyGirl. I’m going to repost some poems I’ve previously posted (moving my blog from Substack to Beehiv nerfed my formatting) with new video readings, and I’m working on new poems for both manuscripts.
My mixtape memoir project They Will Keep on Speaking Her Name has the most unposted drafts. I’m going to try to let go of my perfectionism and get those drafts out into the world.
I’ll continue my Miranda’s Mailbox letter writing campaign. I started that project last month with “A Trans Woman’s Advent Letter to the Church.” I have some ideas about who I can write letters to. Who do you think needs to hear a tran’s woman’s perspective?Merch
I have some ideas for thepoetmiranda merch that, like the stuck in drafts writing, have been stuck in planning and concepting phases. I’ve been trying to take good photos when my wife and I go adventuring in the mountains, so I’ll probably try to work photography into the merch plan, too.Keep Glowing Up
It’s been a little over two years since I came out as a trans woman. During that time, I’ve learned to love myself more; I’ve become a better partner to my wife; and I’ve become a better parent for our children. But I can be better, yet. I’m going to keep working on improving myself, and being there for my family, in a myriad of ways. I’m also going to continue building friendships and community around me. And I’m going to continue being more and more beautiful and more and more happy with who I am and how I express my soul to the world.