Before I Go from Here to There is a do-si-do book that chronicles my leaving the house. The act of leaving one’s home, seemingly simple and insignificant, is complicated and made urgent by a series of compulsive behaviors and anxieties I experience and perform. The book structure itself mirrors the anxiety in the narrative—when finished with the first side of the book, readers flip it over to find the same text and illustrations on the other, initiating an unnecessary, never-ending ritual.
This book was featured at the 2019 Chicago Book Fair.