Dey Rivers is a non-binary Black american navigating mental health challenges, writing, painting, playing in fictional worlds and poetry through collective dreaming. Their work is in conversation with the past and present to imagine futures where they live on stolen land. Dey has an educational background in Fine Arts and mental health advocacy. They are currently revising a queer historical novel. Recent shorter works can be read at: Khôra Issue 22, 23, 24 and 25.