Six months on from diagnosis: sending love to little autistic me

April is Autism Awareness Month: a time to celebrate and honour the experiences and identities of autistic folks worldwide. So it feels very timely to share some thoughts about my journey of late diagnosis at 32.

ThoughtsSarah Rose-CherryApril 26, 2025Girlhood, Family, Mental health, Neurodivergence

Letters to Georgia

‘Letters to Georgia’ (2022) is a queer short story about first love, family, and childhood trauma. It was published in Let Go – Stories From The Clarence Valley 2022.

Anthology, Short story, BookSarah Rose-CherryMarch 1, 2025Love, Family, Girlhood, Trauma, Queerness

Island Girl, Unwritten

‘Island Girl, Unwritten’ is a queer Australian Young Adult (Aus YA) short story about family and finding home. It was published in To The Island 2019 – Stories From The Clarence Valley edited by Erin Brady and Claire Aman.

Anthology, Short story, BookSarah Rose-CherryJanuary 31, 2020Aus YA, Family, Love, Queerness

At least the title is optimistic

‘At least the title is optimistic’ is a grisly collection of poems about the intersections between female bodies, eco-anxiety, and overpopulation. The poems were published in Baby Teeth Journal’s first-ever print anthology, Never Heard Of Them (2019).

Poetry, Free verse, AnthologySarah Rose-CherryDecember 18, 2019Environment, Gender, Family