ABOUT Kabal

I’m Kabal Briar — a Black, queer storyteller, educator, and creator learning to take up space with truth and tenderness. Writing has always been the place where I can breathe honestly. Poetry, essays, memory, and lived experience are how I make sense of a world that once asked me to stay small.

I grew up navigating identity in ways that didn’t always feel safe. Queerness, body, culture, faith, and softness all lived in separate rooms of my life for a long time. This blog is the first space where they finally get to exist together — without apology and without limits.

My work is rooted in becoming:
the joy, the healing, the body stories, the pop-culture commentary, the creative drafts, the quiet moments of honesty, and the loud moments of liberation. Everything here comes from a real place — reflective, tender, a little messy, and deeply human.

Outside of writing, I work in education as a SPED Data Coordinator and advocate for inclusion, accessibility, and justice in classrooms. The same values guide my creative work: everyone deserves to be seen, valued, and encouraged to live in their own truth.

I live in Washington with my husband, our dog, and a cat who absolutely believes she runs the house. My days are shaped by softness, humor, community, and the ongoing practice of learning how to love myself out loud.

If you’ve ever felt too loud, too soft, too much, or not enough, I hope this space reminds you that your story matters.
You’re welcome here — exactly as you are.