Hi! I’m Sarah Teresa Cook.
I’m an Autistic writer, mentor, and facilitator. I’m earnest, weird, and compassionate. I’m an only child. I have approximately one million tattoos. And I’m really, really good at holding thoughtful, attentive space with and for folks, where we can look at things directly and notice all the places where your creativity is trying to show up.
People have described me as a “creative intuitive,” and “kind of like a family therapist for you and your creativity.” I like these descriptions! They feel true to me.
I live on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, on Wasco and Wishram land, where I write For the Birds, a newsletter about resiliency, the writing life, and the natural world. I also teach occasional workshops, offer Creativity Readings (including a version specifically for my self-employed peers), and co-facilitate a small group program with my witchy and very skilled friend.
My words have appeared in places like Write or Die, Porter House Review, The Art of Everyone, Sad Girl Diaries, ASAP/J, The Feminist Wire, and Oregon Humanities Magazine. I’ve published a handful of chapbooks too, most recently through Bottlecap Press.
Of the many things I love besides writing and creativity, here are a few: animals, photo booths, re-watching Gilmore Girls, being warm, London, rollerblading, horror films, hanging upside down, and eating spaghetti.
