Notes From A Trip To

Notes From A Trip To

Share this post

Notes From A Trip To
Notes From A Trip To
Some Space In-Between
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Some Space In-Between

BC and AD

Gabrielle Ione Hickmon's avatar
Gabrielle Ione Hickmon
Apr 24, 2024
∙ Paid
4

Share this post

Notes From A Trip To
Notes From A Trip To
Some Space In-Between
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
3
Share

In this edition of Notes From A Trip To, there is writing about the space I find myself in as I get further from diagnosis and treatment, an invitation to a June LIVE Session of my Applications for Artist Class (I opened one up due to unanticipated demand), an invitation to book me to facilitate a pottery workshop for any communities you’re a part of, and the usual citations/footnotes because I love them. In two weeks I’ll be sharing some herbal supports for relief from seasonal allergies.

Let’s get into it shall we?


April 2024. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thirty years old. Somewhere after death.

I do not feel like a cancer patient anymore. I do not feel like a survivor either. I occupy some space in between and I am grasping for language to mark the territory of the place I find myself in now. A place full of glory and steeped in grief. 

My life has expanded around the grief and trauma of my diagnosis. I have entered and been a resident of the surveillance state that is remission1 for three years now. And at this point, in this place, I am feeling the distance inherent in arriving at this location. 

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Notes From A Trip To to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Gabrielle Ione Hickmon
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More