Sarah Monroy Solís (Xicanx and Guatemayan) is a writer, backstrap weaver, natural dye maker, and musician, among other things, in Northern California. She can be found playing with fibers and dyes on Instagram @thefogknitter, where she works on projects connecting her to her ancestral lineage while building community with other Indigenous descendants and artists. As a writer, she dreams and imagines different futures. You can find her writing on Instagram @sarisolis or sarahmonroy.com. She has published nonfiction essays in Ofrenda Magazine and short fiction with Surface Dwellers Studios (upcoming, February 2022).
On learning Mayan backstrap weaving, a sacred art that honors both past and future lineages.
On the healing journey of discovering ancestral languages. A touching essay by writer Sarah Monroy Solis.