hey, i’m yai !

it’s great to meet ya!

 
 

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just a tired artist run by 3 cats in a turtleneck

there’s something incredible about the art of becoming. Especially the art of becoming yourself.

that art of becoming is what i find myself pursuing into with my creative work,

which leads to asking questions like:

who am i? 
what stories do i want to tell? 
what fascinates me? confounds me?
 how can i explore those things? 

there is something profound about being human and i want to write stories about that mystery.

so that’s what i do! well…after dark anyhow.

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while the sun’s up, i work as a software engineer engineer at IBM writing lots of technical emails, attending meetings that could have been technical emails, and laughing up a storm with my coworkers.

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when i get home from my day job, i split my time between writing and illustrating for my personal projects, working on agency projects, gaming and lore dumping in my personal discord server. I’m a busy little bee. 🐝

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& when i’m not at my desk (which is rare), you can find me yapping with my peeps about video game lore, at the nearest theatre/performing arts centre catching a show, or at home hugging a pillow excitedly as I follow the latest Formula 1 grand prix. 🏎️ 🏁

 
 

 
 
 
 

for any kidlit project inquiries, please reach out to my agents!

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you can only give what you have.
— the meaning of dzamesi