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✨ Autistic & Creative: My Brain’s Weird, Wonderful Superpower ✨
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being autistic and creative, let me sum it up in one word: intense. My brain doesn’t just “like” stories or music or art — it devours them. When I fall in love with an idea, it’s not a passing interest. It becomes a world. I live in it,…
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🎧 My Ultimate Stimmy Bops 🎧
A personal playlist powered by dopamine and happy flappy vibes Some people have playlists for working out. Some have playlists for breakups. Me? I have stimmy bops — songs that make my brain fizz in the best way possible. The ones I can’t listen to just once. The ones that make me move without even…
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🌟 “How Rare Is Asten?” – A Name, A Story
Let’s get this out of the way: if you’ve never met another Asten… you’re not alone.Because neither have I. And guess what? That’s not just my personal experience — it’s statistically true. So yes — I’m basically a unicorn. Growing up, I never found my name on mugs, keyrings, or novelty pens (though I did…
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🎬 Where It All Began: My Movie Camp Story
Sometimes the biggest chapters in our lives start quietly. With a last-minute decision. A friend’s suggestion. A twist you never saw coming. For me, it started with Movie Camp. I hadn’t even planned to go. My best friend Sadie — who I miss every single day — was going, and I wanted to be with…
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🎬 From Movie Camp to Marriage: My Love Story with Myron
Some stories don’t start with fireworks or grand gestures.Some start with awkward takes, shaky camera shots, and two teenagers bonding over short films at Movie Camp. That’s how it began for me and Myron — in 2010, making hilarious mini-movies and quietly growing close in between scenes. There was something about him — his humour,…
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Why Amber and Jonas Has My Heart
Sometimes a story sneaks up on you. You don’t plan it, you don’t sit down with a detailed outline — it just arrives, full of feeling, waiting to be written. That’s what happened with Amber and Jonas. It actually started in the most unexpected way: as a Basil Brush fanfic when I was a teenager.…
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💫 Why I Still Believe in Amber and Jonas (+ A Word from Daisy)
You’d think after writing two books in a series, I’d feel like a Proper Author. You’d think I’d be shouting about them from the rooftops, basking in five-star reviews and watching the sales roll in. Spoiler alert: I’m not.In fact, some days I wonder if anyone’s even reading them. And on those days, the question…
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Dear 18-Year-Old Me: What I Wish I’d Known About Autism, Love, and Life
Hey you, Yeah, you — 18, confused, exhausted, and convinced the best of life has already passed you by. I wish I could sit across from you right now, cuppa in hand, and tell you what I know now. There’s so much I want you to hear — so many lies you’ve been fed about…
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✨ The Magazine That Almost Was ✨
A little love letter to 18-year-old me (and a bit of closure, too) When I was 18, I created a magazine about autism for my final major project in art and design. It had everything — articles, interviews, artwork, passion. It wasn’t just a college project. It was me pouring my heart out onto the…
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Why I Was Scared… And Why I’m So Glad I Said Yes
When Myron first asked me out, I was terrified. Not because I didn’t like him — quite the opposite. That’s what made it so scary. Something in me froze. My brain went into full-on panic mode: What if it all goes wrong? What if I mess this up? What if I get hurt again? Looking…
Actually Asten 