A collection of Lys’s publications, online and in print, and where they can be found
In Print
Community, Identity, and My Gifted Diagnosis
Featured in Rebel Mountain Press Disabled Voices Anthology, the author grapples with identity and place in the disabled community
2020
No Privilege in Passing
From the upcoming TransFocus anthology, a look at the fine line one travels when they’re classified as “passing.”
TBA
The Terms of My Transition
From Portal Magazine, a slam poem script hybrid that breaks down trans vernacular.
2019
Online
House is on Fire, Everything’s Paused
From Five Dials, what happens if you’re mid transition when a pandemic hits?
2020
Brotherhood, no rules
From Incline, the author fights with the assumed expectations of masculinity
2020
Wasting Not
From Incline, a look into food recovery’s role in food security
2020
Connecting Identity to Words
From The Coil, a review of Ivan Coyote’s Tomboy Survival Guide
2018
The Nav is Vancouver Island University’s student newspaper. Having worked the Arts section, News section, and spending a year as Associate Editor, the range of pieces is wide.
Highlights include:
Sober Nights in Nanaimo
The spots, the struggles, the future
2020
Universal access and gender neutral facilities
The actions VIU is taking to create inclusive spaces on camps
2019
VIU names Dr. Saucier as president
As Dr. Saucier stepped into the roll of university president, The Nav asked about her goals for the school
2019
Te’tuxwtun Totem Pole Unveiled at VIU
The unveiling ceremony for the Te’tuxwtun (Mt. Benson) totem pole
2019
Landmark Recognition for HIV Science in Canada
Canada becomes the first country to back U=U science findings
2018
Deadly Rabbit Disease Strikes Nanaimo
Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease (RHD) decimates the university’s famed rabbit population.
2018
I have always wanted to create
Lys Writes Now 