Sossity Chiricuzio (she/they) is a fat femme outlaw poet, a working class crip storyteller. What her friend's parents often referred to as a bad influence and possibly still do.
She is the author of the memoir Honey & Vinegar: Recipe for an Outlaw (Beaten Track Publishing, 2019), and the poetry collection Stir the Juice (self-published, 2013). A Lambda Fellow and a sensitivity reader at Writing Diversely, Sossity writes as activism, connection, and survival. Her work can be found in a variety of publications including Stirring, Salty, The Rumpus, Lunch Ticket, Rogue Agent, Library Journal, and Rooted in Rights, as well as anthologies like The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care, Glitter and Grit: Queer Performance from the Heels on Wheels Femme Galaxy, and Not My President.
Sossity was sainted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for their work hosting and producing Dirty Queer, a long running open mic focused on sex, gender, and sexuality. That tiny stage brought about big community connections, fundraising, writing workshops, and more than a few romances. To this day, friendly strangers will approach saying "Dirty Queer!?"
She weaves outside the lines under the moniker Warped Femme, which is an art therapy and community service practice with all proceeds going directly to relief and resources for marginalized people. Sossity can talk about snakes, native plants, and sci-fi for hours, but luckily her partner Max can too (maybe not so much the plants), and the two of them are often found collaborating on fiber art, mutual aid, and songwriting for their performance duo Sparkle & truth.
You can find out more about Sossity at sossitywrites.com.
