Faylita Hicks at KUT, Austin’s NPR station.

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My name is Faylita Hicks and I am a pansexual nonbinary femme creative. An abolitionist currently based in Chicago, I am a digital activist and healer writing and performing poetry, essays, and short stories. This newsletter is a personal blog designed to keep my friends, peers, supporters, and others up-to-date on my creative life.

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Artivist & Writer based in Chicago | 2022 Art for Justice Grantee | HOODWITCH (2019, @AcreBooks)| A MAP OF MY WANT (2024, @HaymarketBooks) | A BODY OF WILD LIGHT (2025, @HaymarketBooks)| Rep’d by @AnnieAHwang | Poetry // Memoir// Tarot// Digital Art