An overweight woman standing in a small, white kitchen, in front of a fridge. She is wearing a purple long sleeved shirt with white abstract patterns. Her hands are on her hips and she is standing and smiling. She has facial hair, longer than stubble on her lower face.

Poll: Support for Australians with Disabilities

I am working on a writing piece about expectations for how people with or given a disability diagnosis are supported. … More

Fiction: Once upon a time, he was mine.

I originally adapted this piece for Queensland Writer’s Centre’s monthly competition Right, Left, Write. I didn’t pass, but like this … More

Image of a twenty minute walk in my back yard in 2014. There are two pictures of before and after with the caption "1st week of WfParker (Walking for Parker), and March 10th.

Letter to myself 2nd March 2014

Dear Karletta,

Jesus Christ – I am soo proud of you!

Look how much energy you have got now! Sure, you’re not able to clean for three hours straight, like a few weeks ago, but you’re doing basic tasks to look after yourself.

Personal: Nightmares, old writings, and Black Lives Matter

I’m tired. Just turned off my computer again. Lying on my arm-chair. Been a very productive day at home. Just … More

Burnout is back and it’s ok

Causes? Who knows? It feels like things built up one after the other. Computers and phones breaking one by one. … More

I looked that shy on stage?

Youth Up Front Award Roma Street Parklands June 2003 “… and publishes ‘Cookies’ a street magazine that promotes the ideas … More

“Racism? You don’t care”: you might judge me from my social media

“You don’t care” Institutional racism and how you might judge me from my social media I have been escaping … More

Are you a male and are now scared of doing anything wrong?

Welcome to the club. Women have felt that way for centuries.

Watch “Happy holidays and merry christmas from KarlettaA” on YouTube

Hi, I don’t know about you, but I can’t really enjoy Christmas this year while countries are being destroyed. Still, … More

Why I questioned and changed my gender in my twenties

I’ve known for years about Tony Attwood’s theory on why Autistic kids question their identity. It makes sense to me. … More