by Amelia Loken | May 25, 2026 | Writing
Sensory worldbuilding is the craft of designing a fictional world through the sensory realities of the characters who inhabit it — especially disabled characters whose bodies perceive, navigate, and interpret the world differently than the assumed norm. It’s not just...
by Amelia Loken | Apr 28, 2026 | Creativity
Sixteen years ago, Chicago bullied me into reclaiming my creativity. Last week, it reminded me why I still need it. Back then, I had just weaned my fifth child and was clawing my way out of the gray world of postpartum depression. I arrived in Chicago wrung out,...
